AT&T Purchases DirecTV for $48.5 Billion

[LambertandHam]

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Stock movement really isn't an indicator as it was up on the rumors and down on after the announcement, that just happens all the time with deals like these.

Both the Comcast and At&t deals really aren't getting rid of a competitor, so I don't see them being stopped because of monopoly concerns. Comcast doesn't offer cable in overlapping areas. At&t Uverse TV only has about 5 million to 20+ million for DTV and At&t is only in a small part of the country so they are buying to expand and become nation wide.

At most I see At&t having to get rid of Uverse and Comcast having to sell off all their TV production/channels that they own.

Thanks to AT&T I can't get Verizon down here. It's Comcast or bust. Hell, I still remember Adelphia .

[Splitter77]

Re: AT&T Purchases DirecTV for $48.5 Billion

i live in the sticks with direct tv and no internet.
hopefully now at&t can get some decent internet package going in a package deal.

[p_rushing]

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Thanks to AT&T I can't get Verizon down here. It's Comcast or bust. Hell, I still remember Adelphia .

That's caused by the wire owners, which At&t is actually trying to get out of. I believe they will be going wireless or at lest trying to in the next few years. They will never be able to get national coverage for internet without doing it.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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I hope this is more of a partnering than a traditional merger. I just switched from Comcast to DirecTV/Verizon.

I really wish there was a way for more telecomm companies to exist.