AT&T buys DirecTV for $48.5 Billion

[VanceIX]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/05/18/att-buys-directv/9247795/

And thus the shafting of U.S. consumers by major corporations that are too big for their own good continues. 

(Not sure where to put this, so I put it in mobile, since it deals with a mobile service provider :P)