Time is on AT&T's side in wait for Mexican mogul Carlos Slim's assets [telecom]

AT&T Inc. has made two acquisitions this year in its expansion into Mexico - neither with billionaire Carlos Slim, who dominates the country's communications industry.

Instead, Dallas-based AT&T has committed more than $50 billion to buying Mexican wireless carrier Grupo Iusacell SA and DirecTV, which has a stake in satellite-TV service Sky Mexico.

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