U.S. FCC Names Heads of Comcast/TWC, AT&T/DirecTV Deal Reviews
A U.S. Federal Communications Commission lawyer will lead the agency’s review of the proposed merger of Comcast Corp and Time Warner Cable Inc, while an external lawyer will join to lead the review of AT&T Inc’s bid for DirecTV, the FCC said on Monday.
Hillary Burchuk, a former lawyer at the U.S. Justice Department’s antitrust division who joined the FCC in 2011, will head the agency’s working team reviewing the proposed $45.2 billion merger between two largest U.S. cable providers, Comcast and Time Warner Cable. The team will also review Comcast’s related deal with Charter Communications Inc.
Jamillia Ferris, also a former antitrust lawyer at the Justice Department, will join the FCC from law firm Hunton & Williams LLP to lead the team reviewing the proposed $48.5 billion merger between No. 2 wireless carrier AT&T and biggest satellite TV service provider DirecTV.
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