FCC Approves AT&T's DirecTV Purchase
http://news.slashdot.org/story/15/07/24/1928240/fcc-approves-atts-directv-purchase?utm_source=feedly1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has granted
approval to AT&T to purchase DirecTV for $48.5 billion. AT&T
will become the largest provider of cable or satellite TV in the
U.S., with 26.4 million subscribers. "Adding TV customers gives
AT&T more power to negotiate with big media companies over
prices for those channels. The deal also combines a nationwide
satellite TV service, the country's largest, with the No. 2
nationwide wireless network as time spent on mobile devices
increases." The FCC did put conditions on the deal: AT&T must
make fiber internet service available to 12.5 million people,
offer cheaper internet plans to low-income customers, and not
mess with the internet traffic of online video competitors.
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Have you seen AT&T's fiber service? If you don't want them tracking all
the websites you visit they charge you a bundle extra! Crooks.
--Lauren--
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