AT&T To Buy DIRECTV for $67 Billion

[Jimbo]

AT&T (With Fingers Crossed) Promises DirecTV Users No Rate Hikes

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/...d-Promises-DirecTV-Users-No-Rate-Hikes-134628

Prices will continue to go up, just like they have once a year from the beginning.

 

[peds48]

I think I got him squared away via PM, but if mod could please move all this att cell phone talk to the phone section that would be great.
Thanks

hopefully I was able to make you see the light and how wrongful you were via PM

 

[DS0816]

The issue of subscription pricing may be continued (meaning, not go up) for a honeymoon-like period. I don't take such immediate claims (post-FCC approval) seriously. AT&T has an incentive not to raise prices quickly—to have some level of good will for subscribers concerned about changes and/or adjustments. So, the increase in programming subscriptions—and equipment—can be put on hold for a little while.


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[whitewolf8214]

How AT&T's acquisition of DirecTV will impact Dallas, the industry http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/b...ts-acquisition-of-directv-will.html?ana=yahoo

With the $48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV approved, changes are in the works at AT&T’s Dallas headquarters.AT&T already announced that it had plans to introduce new offers and services in the coming weeks. But that’s likely just the beginning, said Dave Heger, Edward Jones communications analyst.“We’ll see them trying to leverage that video expertise to wireless,” Heger said, adding that they’ll need to offer something that differentiates them in the marketplace. “There’s probably going to be a new strategy and direction around video for wireless and it may go a different direction than just paid TV.”As AT&T experiments with what it plans to roll out, the company will most likely be moving people around behind the scenes, positioning the right employees in the proper place.For Dallas, this could mean a larger corporate headcount – as DirecTV employees move over to AT&T. It could also mean the elimination of duplicated positions – like administrative functions. But all of this legwork has likely been laid out months in advance, as the deal has been in the public sphere of discussion since May.

 

[whitewolf8214]

AT&T-DirecTV: 4 Takeaways From the $49 Million Deal https://www.yahoo.com/movies/s/t-directv-4-takeaways-49-million-deal-120526205.html

This story first appeared in the August 7 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe.AT&T’s $49 billion acquisition of DirecTV received FCC approval July 24, creating the nation’s largest pay TV service, with more than 26 million subscribers — 20 million from DirecTV and 6 million from AT&T’s U-verse. Here are four reasons the deal matters.

 

[bmsr1]

I have been an TT&T HATER for over 20 years! I have Directv and I might just leave them because I HATE ATT so much... Very crappy service and they will soon jack up their prices.

 

[DS0816]

I have been an TT&T HATER for over 20 years! I have Directv and I might just leave them because I HATE ATT so much... Very crappy service and they will soon jack up their prices.

I'm going to give it some time.

I have mixed feelings as well. (I won't get into that.)

But, given my other choices, I'm not feeling certain about going elsewhere. An example is this: It seems like Comcast has done a poor job of carrying an interesting, versatile channel lineup. That Comcast hasn't gone out of its way to carry programmers like Epix, HDNet Movies, and Sony Movie Channel while Dish Network and AT&T U-verse have.

I'm one of those people who still give a damn about the content. The channel lineup. So, I'm going to let this play out for a while.

 

[Stephen Henson]

Is the other site DBSTalk down right now

 

[raoul5788]

Apparently.

 

[Jimbo]

I have been an TT&T HATER for over 20 years! I have Directv and I might just leave them because I HATE ATT so much... Very crappy service and they will soon jack up their prices.

Do you like your D* service ?
If Yes, then why say that D* will be bad just because someone else owns it.

D* has been owned by many different people over time and there have been people that dislike each of them.

That said, there are others that are realist and understand I can't get to your house in 20 minutes to fix the issue you may have.

 

[goaliebob99]

Do you like your D* service ?
If Yes, then why say that D* will be bad just because someone else owns it.

D* has been owned by many different people over time and there have been people that dislike each of them.

That said, there are others that are realist and understand I can't get to your house in 20 minutes to fix the issue you may have.

To itterate a bit more! The same peope who ran DirecTV are running it now aside from the change in management. Nothing has changed and the service will stay as it. At&t is migrating uverse into DirecTV not the other way around! At&t loves the fact that Directv is well respected and liked. They want that to stay like it is. If anything I see the perception of AT&t's brand changing after a few years. That will be for the better

 

[ChadT41]

ATT did announce that no programming changes are going to take place to either platform because of the buyout.

 

[dishcomm]

I have been an TT&T HATER for over 20 years! I have Directv and I might just leave them because I HATE ATT so much... Very crappy service and they will soon jack up their prices.

I had AT&T as my long distance landline and dial up service. Yes this had to be like 20 years ago,....I was called 7 and 7....When I switched to Cell and got HSI, I called AT&T to drop their service. It was almost impossible to get someone on the phone to cancel. So, I simply stopped paying the bill. That got their attention. They wanted the two months. Told the person to go pound sand. I documented every single call to AT&T customer service. The call ended up with "We apologize" and they waived the charges.
I swore I'd never do business with them again....Ever....

 

[whitewolf8214]

What Did AT&T Agree to in Order to Win FCC Approval for Its DirecTV Deal? http://www.fool.com/investing/gener...win-fcc-approval.aspx?source=eogyholnk0000001

AT&T (NYSE:T) has completed its purchase of DirecTV after receiving approval from the Federal Communications Commission.The $48.5 billion deal makes the company the largest provider of subscription television service in the United States. The new, larger AT&T will serve more than 26 million customers in the U.S. and more than 191 million customers in Latin America, including Mexico and the Caribbean. AT&T also has more than 132 million wireless subscribers and connections in the U.S. and Mexico, and nearly 16 million subscribers to its high-speed Internet service.The FCC has allowed AT&T to become a massive entity, but the agency did not approve the deal without conditions. The new cable and phone giant pledged to use its heft to expand the places where it offers broadband Internet access, and the FCC has made the deal conditional on it delivering.

 

[Jimbo]

ATT did announce that no programming changes are going to take place to either platform because of the buyout.

Not yet anyways .... in 3-4 years, I would expect to see some.

 

[ChadT41]

I should have amended my statement for them to say for the next few years. As far as right now, they have no foreseeable future plans. It will happen, they just don't have the plans to do anything made just yet. Once they do, I'm sure it will be announced and we will hear about it on here. As much as I hate ATT, they are not stupid. They know their business and will make sure to figure out their best next move before announcing.

 

[bamasat]

Not yet anyways .... in 3-4 years, I would expect to see some.

The changes YOU need to know about??! / what you in particular wonders?
=free except taxes of any kind. ( premier)
Announced in one of "those meetings" this morn.
Of coarse " they said " , more details TBA.
So don't etch in stone.... Just Yet.
Just letting you know it was "high-archy announced" AND in front of many.

 

[stejamand]

Sign of the times: I saw a DirecTV van setting up a dish at the AT&T store across from my gym this morning.

 

[Jimbo]

The changes YOU need to know about??! / what you in particular wonders?
=free except taxes of any kind. ( premier)
Announced in one of "those meetings" this morn.
Of coarse " they said " , more details TBA.
So don't etch in stone.... Just Yet.
Just letting you know it was "high-archy announced" AND in front of many.

?
What are you talking about ?

 

[bamasat]

You had a post a DirecTV discount for att employees. Correct?
There's your answer