By Karlee Weinmann ( May 13, 2014, 2:38 PM EDT) -- AT&T Inc. is in late-stage talks to fork over about $50 billion in cash and stock for DirecTV, a play that would give it more comprehensive offerings to better compete as the U.S. telecom marketplace consolidates, sources told Bloomberg on Tuesday. The prospective purchase price is up significantly from a $45 billion figure that had been previously reported, and could go even higher. Under the framework being discussed by the companies, DirecTV — a top satellite-TV provider — would continue to operate under its existing management team as a division of Texas-based AT&T, which has pushed to diversify beyond its flagship landline phone business....
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