Are our bills going to go down now that we are not getting all the channels we are paying for?

Nope, there are no refunds/credits for channels removing their feed due to a contract dispute.  How is DTV suppose to know if the channel is going to pull their feed or when.

In fact your bill could go down... to zero if you cancel and  go buy an antenna (like I am getting ready to do). If this isn't resolved soon, I am gonna bail on both combatants and switch to CBS OTA.

That works if you are in an area that has access to OTA.

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@Directtv121 wrote:

Why are we in  The dark about this issue. We should of been notified that this could happen.  

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Here we go again 😞

Realize that the corporation that owns the stations pulled your channel, not DirecTV. This is an all too common negotiating tactic used by these corporations to extort more money from TV service providers.  None are immune, so even switching providers won't help.

You will need to use an off-air antenna until they allow DirecTV to provide them again. If you can receive the station with an off-air antenna, this is a good time to request DirecTV’s Local Channel Connector (if you have HR44/HR54). It’s free. And some folks are getting a credit on their account, too. Call DirecTV …. 1 800 531 5000 
 
You'll also want to contact the corporation that owns these stations. Request that they allow DirecTV to continue carrying them while negotiations continue. And ask them why providers like Dish, DirecTV and Comcast must pay them anything when they get to use our public airwaves for FREE?!?  After all, these service providers increase their overall viewership and advertising revenue.  They're shooting themselves in the foot!
 
The FCC and Congress could easily fix this. Just allow service providers to deliver an out-of-area station when local stations get greedy. But I fear that the broadcast TV lobby is too powerful to ever let that happen.

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