UPDATE 1-AT&T's $48.5 bln DirecTV purchase gets final U.S. okay
July 24, 2015 at 15:03 PM EDT
WASHINGTON, July 24 (Reuters) - AT&T received final U.S. regulatory approval on Friday to buy DirecTV for $48.5 billion, combining the country's No. 2 wireless carrier with the largest satellite-TV provider.