SBC Considering Buying DirecTV

Posted by Hemos on Monday February 10, 2003 @02:25AM from the changing-the-landscape dept.

Guppy06 writes "Throwing their hats into a ring that includes News Corporation, Cablevision, and General Electric, this NYT article (yadda yadda yadda) reports that #2 Baby Bell SBC is interested in buying DirecTV. After federal and state anti-trust authorities shot down DirecTV's purchase of EchoStar recently, their purchase by a corporation that already has its own state-mandated telephone monopoly is... "interesting" to say the least. Those of us who dislike government monopolies are left hoping either News or GE wins this one (if a sale even takes place)." One of the other suitors for DirecTV has been Murdoch's Fox.

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Interesting by MeanMF · 2003-02-10 02:32 · Score: 4, Funny

Those of us who dislike government monopolies are left hoping either News or GE wins this one (if a sale even takes place)." One of the other suitors for DirecTV has been Murdoch's Fox.

I sure hope that Fox gets it, because I can't imagine the horror of News Corp running things.
Well, that just about caps off my Monday as crap by CTD · 2003-02-10 02:35 · Score: 5, Funny

SBC = horrible. Horrible.

Let's hope FOX is the winner. Yeah I might loose CNN or something, but if SBC gets my DirectTV I'll order Porn for the weekend and end up with soccer or something. :(

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