National Black Caucus of State Legislators Urges FCC to Okay AT&T-DirecTV Deal

The National Black Caucus of State Legislators urged the FCC to approve the proposed AT&T buy of DirecTV. The deal is expected to increase competition, and AT&T has committed to enhance and expand high-speed broadband service availability to millions of customer locations, allowing customers to "gain new service options and choices as well as an additional strong competitor in their local markets,” the caucus said in a letter to the FCC posted Tuesday in docket 14-90 (http://bit.ly/1zb4J64). AT&T has a proud record on diversity, the caucus said.