First, AT&T and DirecTV: Turn On, Tune In, Stand By, CEO said that Acquiring DirecTV will boost AT&T’s cash flow and protect its dividend, but we noticed the long-term value has yet to be proven
AT&T's Broadband prices have been soaring and pay-TV companies increasingly accept that future growth will center on a bandwidth-heavy world of video streamers, gamers and cord cutters. If AT&T has to keep a lid on price hikes, at least for a while, rival companies will be forced to compete on price as well, and this is making me cry, the fact that AT&T would lower the prices to their VALUABLE consumers, just make sure you read the contract fine print
Secornd, Privacy is tricky and AT&T already track our every move we do, with his best buddy the NSA,
“This is all about tracking and targeting us regardless of whether we use a mobile device, PC or TV,” said Jeff Chester, executive director of the Center for Digital Democracy. “We need strong consumer privacy rules — something internet service providers like AT&T are fighting.”
Last but no least, Consumers won’t be any worse off if this deal falls through, we got used to AT&T's ripping us off from every corner with the help of the ineffective PSC