National Justice Department Will Not Challenge AT&T’s Acquisition of DirecTV by Gary Kopycinski on July 21, 2015 Gary Kopycinski Author More in National: Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026 Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Ban Slavery in Wisconsin February 24, 2026 Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Ona Judge Made a Daring Escape to Freedom – but the National Park Service Has Erased Her Story From Philadelphia Exhibit February 14, 2026 Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2015.The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division announced today that it will close its investigation into AT&T’s proposed $48 billion acquisition of DirecTV.