By TALI ARBEL
AP Technology Writer 

Politics or policy? Behind the dispute over AT&T-Time Warner

 

November 22, 2017



NEW YORK (AP) — AT&T is vowing to fight the U.S. government to save its $85 billion bid for Time Warner, after the Justice Department sued to block the deal on grounds it could hike television bills and hamper innovation.

The government's objections have raised red flags for those who worry that the White House is using the merger-review process to try to hurt Time Warner-owned CNN, with which President Donald Trump has tangled frequently.

Here's a look at what's behind the deal:

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