AT&T buys DirecTv

QBREES9 · 05-20-2014, 07:03 PM

Wow so what does this mean anything ?

TheOak · 05-23-2014, 06:25 AM

Originally Posted by QBREES9

Wow so what does this mean anything ?

Yes, it means that AT&T will have monopolies in some places since it bought the competition. In the grand scheme of things AT&T did not come in at 1st place in any of its offerings.

Television - DirectTv wins hands down for price, channels, clarity, and hardware.
Internet - Cable providers own this category for speed and reliability. AT&T invested in DSL and its is inferior technology.
Home Phone - Again AT&T loses to most cable companies because if the cable modem capabilities.

I have AT&T cell phones because that is my work carrier. Historically AT&T customer service is horrible. I left them and went to Cingular, when they bought Cingular, I left them again.

When Bell was broken up because of the monopoly Southwestern Bell was a division, which turned into AT&T and it looks like the monopoly is forming again.

05-20-2014, 07:03 PM	#1
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TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,047	Re: AT&T buys DirecTv Originally Posted by QBREES9 Wow so what does this mean anything ? Yes, it means that AT&T will have monopolies in some places since it bought the competition. In the grand scheme of things AT&T did not come in at 1st place in any of its offerings. Television - DirectTv wins hands down for price, channels, clarity, and hardware. Internet - Cable providers own this category for speed and reliability. AT&T invested in DSL and its is inferior technology. Home Phone - Again AT&T loses to most cable companies because if the cable modem capabilities. I have AT&T cell phones because that is my work carrier. Historically AT&T customer service is horrible. I left them and went to Cingular, when they bought Cingular, I left them again. When Bell was broken up because of the monopoly Southwestern Bell was a division, which turned into AT&T and it looks like the monopoly is forming again.
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