AT&T Buying DirectTV

[BRAINZ2013]

Not to get off topic but can i ask what can at&t do with direct TV . they have a deal in progress to buy in 2 days

 

[trophynuts]

Not to get off topic but can i ask what can at&t do with direct TV . they have a deal in progress to buy in 2 days

...what tha????

 

[BRAINZ2013]

...what tha????

Yes its one more day now I can't think of what at&t would need direct TV for anyone have a clue

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5312025

 

[Unforgiven]

No longer off topic.

 

[tritiumman]

Enhance existing AT$T communications.

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[kate]

Does DirectTV own any spectrum that AT&T would gain?

 

[Unforgiven]

I haven't read anything into this other than headlines. If I had to guess, this is entry into a new media market, not bandwidth.

 

[tritiumman]

Enhancing AT&T cable network. Or U-verise.


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[agentc13]

Nationwide footprint with satellite TV beyond their smaller U-Verse coverage. And Sunday Ticket.

 

[macgiobuin]

Mini satellite dishes for your phones.

 

[kate]

Yesterday AT&T made an offer to buy Direct TV for $48.5 billion:

AT&T plans to pay $48.5 billion to buy DirecTV, the top U.S. satellite TV operator, in a bid for growth beyond an increasingly competitive cellular market.
The deal, announced on Sunday, comes as Comcast Corp awaits regulatory approval of its $45 billion bid for Time Warner Cable Inc, a transaction that has the potential to transform the television landscape by creating a new cable and broadband Internet powerhouse.
AT&T said it is offering $95 per DirecTV share in a combination of stock and cash, a 10 percent premium over Friday's closing price of $86.18. The cash portion, $28.50 per share, will be financed by cash, asset sales, financing already lined up and other "opportunistic debt market transactions."

Full article.

 

[BRAINZ2013]

They say this buy would improve the data for at&t cause the bandwidth would be over satellite . so I think at&t and cricket and a few other carriers that support at&t bands would have a faster 4g so looks like gsm would have a plus on one end. I think T-Mobile may have to see the door hit them in the a*s when I drop them cause these prices are killing the pockets. :what:. And I feel sorry for Netflix . hmmmmmm watch look and learn as this makes a fool of them.

http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/mo...ce-unique-scrutiny-from-fcc-and-dept-justice/