AT&T
and
DIRECTV
Sign
Three-Year
Extension
Agreement
to
Deliver
AT&T
|
DIRECTV
Service
to
AT&T
Customers
3
November
2011
DIRECTV
and
AT&T*
signed
a
three-year
extension
to
their
commercial
agreement
and
will
continue
to
offer
a
co-branded
version
of
DIRECTV’s
satellite
television
service
across
the
22
states
where
AT&T
offers
residential
broadband
and
voice
service.
This
agreement,
which
has
been
extended
through
March
2015,
will
enable
both
companies
to
provide
millions
of
customers
with
access
to
an
exclusive
quadruple-play
bundle
of
AT&T
|
DIRECTV
service
and
AT&T
broadband,
home
phone
and
wireless
voice
services,
as
well
as
bundled
discounts
when
AT&T
|
DIRECTV
service
is
combined
with
qualifying
AT&T
services.
Through
a
separate
agreement,
DIRECTV
also
sells
AT&T
broadband
services,
including
AT&T
U-verse
High
Speed
Internet,
through
its
sales
distribution
channels
and
to
existing
DIRECTV
customers.
“Over
the
past
three
years
DIRECTV
and
AT&T
worked
together
to
deliver
a
compelling
bundled
service
at a
great
value,”
said
Paul
Guyardo,
executive
vice
president
and
CMO
for
DIRECTV.
“With
this
new
agreement,
we
have
a
lot
in
the
works
to
expand
our
partnership.”
“We
want
all
of
our
customers
to
have
the
option
to
receive
a
complete,
integrated
bundle
of
services
from
us,
including
TV,”
said
Jeff
Weber,
vice
president
of
video
services,
AT&T
Mobility
and
Consumer
Markets.
“AT&T
|
DIRECTV
service
allows
us
to
offer
customers
the
best
entertainment
and
communication
services
in
areas
where
U-verse
is
not
available,
including
compelling
features
that
enhance
their
entertainment
experience.”
