It is cover for forcing the sale of Turner Broadcasting. The DOJ knows that AT&T has invested heavily in integrating DirecTV, DirecTV Now and their U-verse TV s

It is cover for forcing the sale of Turner Broadcasting. The DOJ knows that AT&T has invested heavily in integrating DirecTV, DirecTV Now and their U-verse TV service together and leveraging them to help sell their wireless services. Given a choice between the two the DOJ is fully aware of what the decision will be.