Question with Donovan talking about launching there last satellite last November and from what sounds like moving to the Directv Now platform. What is the vision of at&t?
Most DirecTV customers have chosen so because they are one of the following:
A. In an area that doesn't have a good or cheap broadband or cable provider.
B. HUGE NFL fans
C. Despise cable or the idea of lines connecting there TV and actually prefer a dish
D.Have multiple homes or an RV and prefer a dish and only paying one account
So basically they're forcing customers who prefer dishes and have 2 choices in that matter (Dish or DirecTV) onto a platform they either never wanted or can't have as well as having multiple competitors instead of just one. Not too mention going from an area they're clearly #1 (Satellite TV) to one they're way behind on (Direct Now).
Alot of customers still don't believe or want to rely on broadband connection for there tv or in still alot of areas can't. Are they assuming it's just going to be that easy of a transition or is this just a grandiose idea of some exec with no clue.
Also i understand 5g will be faster speeds but that's not going to fill in the many missing areas that ALOT of dish customers live in.
Trying to get in the mind of higher ups without being a smart butt about it. Makes ZERO sense to me.