Venezuela’s opposition together with the Trump administration is looking to recruit AT&T in its fight to oust Nicolás Maduro.
State Department officials met in December with from AT&T executives to discuss how they can work together to disarm Maduro’s propaganda machine.
Maduro’s opponents want AT&T’s DirecTV unit to restore a number of channels it was required to take down from its lineup.
International channels including CNN en Espanol fill an important void for information inside Venezuela after a number of broadcasters critical of the government disappeared from the airwaves.
But forcing AT&T to do the political bidding of Maduro’s foes could lead to retaliation and likely exit from a market where it has a whopping 44% market share.