The Federal Communications Commission’s abandonment of net-neutrality regulations—which had promised retribution for companies that didn’t treat all internet traffic the same—only reinforces trends that have been in motion for years: Alliances are being forged and dissolved, and companies once known as giants are being swallowed up by even bigger behemoths. Just look at the intrigue: Disney buys up a big piece of 21st Century Fox, AT&T and Time Warner continue their courtship, Verizon—bulked up with AOL and Yahoo—scores...

Source: Wall Street Journal December 17, 2017 12:56 UTC