Bigger and bigger and bigger!

My favorite move was when Cingular bought AT+T wireless and then AT&T bought Cingular. Priceless.

att might be the 900 pound gorilla in the telecom market but tv over ip would be a step in the right direction, this move by att for once would increase competition. Ether this shows how beholden local governments are to cable companies, or it shows how they freak out when they think they wont have control over a tv service (wont get a piece of the action).

They rule in favor for att when it wants to buy up all its phone competition but rule against them when they want to bring more tv provider options to people? Retarded.

I don't see how this is a negative thing. If any negativity is actually towards this it basically has to meet National American Standards for it to work properly in USA.

They need to allow it. In my area it is either satellite or Comcast, the addition of another would be welcomed because the increase in competition will bring more channels at a much lower cost. I hate that I only have one choice in television because I do not want one of those stupid dishes on my house, this will bring another choice and a lower price I belive becuase I have DSL through AT&T and it is sooo much cheaper than Comcast.

Moomoo2.... My mother works for AT&T, and actually AT&T is really Southwestern Bell Corp. and Cingular was SBC's Wireless network. When SBC was allowed to purchace the long distance company AT&T they chose to aquire the AT&T name because it was more nationally known than SBC, and Ameritech. So this is how your senario works out. Cingular bought AT&T wireless while they were still seperate intenties. Then SBC bought ATT and changed their name on phone and wireless making it look like your sernario.

More competition can only be a good thing. If the service is required to meet certain demands, that can only be better for the consumer.