AT&T-DirecTV deal unlikely to be blocked: WSJ

(Reuters) - AT&T Inc's $49-billion bid for DirecTV is unlikely to be blocked by U.S. authorities, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Regulators at both the Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) are nearing a decision that is poised to clear the deal with some conditions, people familiar with the review had previously told Reuters. AT&T has not yet met with FCC reviewers to hash out the details of those conditions, b