DirecTV Breaks Free From AT&T

DirecTV Breaks Free From AT&T
The DirecTV broadcast satellite service provider logo in a file photo. Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images
Tribune News Service
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By Meg James From Los Angeles Times

Six years after AT&T swallowed DirecTV with ambitious plans to modernize the satellite TV business, the telephone company has retreated, returning DirecTV to its roots as a stand-alone company.