# DirecTV, AT&T etc

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directv-at-t-etc/917017>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [August 1, 2020, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directv-at-t-etc/917017 "2020-08-01T20:21:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2020, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directv-at-t-etc/917017/21 "2020-09-14T22:37:25Z")

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Most areas have a choice of two.

ATT bought up Dish, so now out here there is Att or Spectrum.

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2020, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directv-at-t-etc/917017/22 "2020-09-14T22:37:49Z")

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Dish is ATT.

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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directv-at-t-etc/917017/23 "2020-09-14T22:44:20Z")

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No, AT&T owns DirecTV (although there are rumors they’re trying to sell it) while Dish Network is an independent company.

At one point, AT&T was the largest television provider in the US, between DirecTV customers, Uverse customers and so on.

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**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directv-at-t-etc/917017/24 "2020-09-15T20:06:13Z")

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> [@DrDeth](#):
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> Dish is ATT.

I have Dish. I have AT&T for internet and home phone. They are not the same. As said above, AT&T owns DirecTV. God knows they are bugging me enough to switch to it.

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2020, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directv-at-t-etc/917017/25 "2020-09-15T20:26:15Z")

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Dish & DirecTV might soon merge, but it is more likely AT&T will sell DirecTV to Dish.

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