Hughes paying $1.3 billion for USSB to give DirecTV a boost
Hughes Electronics Corp. will acquire the business and assets of United States Satellite Broadcasting Co. (USSB) under a $1.3 billion definitive merger agreement announced yesterday. Under the deal, Hughes will pay USSB shareholders in cash or stock to bring the Minnesota-based company's popular...
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