AT&T quits Venezuela as US sanctions force it to defy Maduro
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and SCOTT SMITH, Associated Press AT&T said Tuesday it will immediately ditch Venezuela's pay TV market as U.S. sanctions prohibit its DirecTV platform from broadcasting channels that it is required to carry by the socialist administration of Nicolás Maduro. The Dallas-based company's closing of its Venezuela unit is effective immediately. It follows a decision by the Trump administration