New NFL Sunday Ticket Deal with DTV. Good News For U-Verse????

Welllllll... it should mean that AT&T can't invoke that out-clause (the one that said they could break the deal off if DirecTV couldn't negotiate a long term NFL Sunday Ticket deal).

This is a bit off-topic for this thread, but I am going to post it anyway. The AT&T Store nearest my house sells both U-Verse and DirectTV. I was under the impression that AT&T sells DirectTV only in areas where U-Verse is not present.

Obviously, U-Verse is present in the St. Louis area. Since the merger is not official yet, how can an AT&T store sell DirectTV in a U-Verse covered area? Maybe, I did not understand how that works, or perhaps the rule was changed.

I would appreciate any input you can give.

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@dwinth wrote:

This is a bit off-topic for this thread, but I am going to post it anyway. The AT&T Store nearest my house sells both U-Verse and DirectTV. I was under the impression that AT&T sells DirectTV only in areas where U-Verse is not present.

 

Obviously, U-Verse is present in the St. Louis area. Since the merger is not official yet, how can an AT&T store sell DirectTV in a U-Verse covered area? Maybe, I did not understand how that works, or perhaps the rule was changed.

 

I would appreciate any input you can give.

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My guess (only a guess) is that since U-Verse is not available on every street, in every town and so on, they can provide some sort of TV service, regardless.

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@dhascall wrote:

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@dwinth wrote:

This is a bit off-topic for this thread, but I am going to post it anyway. The AT&T Store nearest my house sells both U-Verse and DirectTV. I was under the impression that AT&T sells DirectTV only in areas where U-Verse is not present.

 

Obviously, U-Verse is present in the St. Louis area. Since the merger is not official yet, how can an AT&T store sell DirectTV in a U-Verse covered area? Maybe, I did not understand how that works, or perhaps the rule was changed.

 

I would appreciate any input you can give.

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My guess (only a guess) is that since U-Verse is not available on every street, in every town and so on, they can provide some sort of TV service, regardless.

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I wonder how lenient the program is as far as getting DirectTV from an AT&T store in an area completely covered by U-Verse.

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@dwinth wrote:

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@dhascall wrote:

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@dwinth wrote:

This is a bit off-topic for this thread, but I am going to post it anyway. The AT&T Store nearest my house sells both U-Verse and DirectTV. I was under the impression that AT&T sells DirectTV only in areas where U-Verse is not present.

 

Obviously, U-Verse is present in the St. Louis area. Since the merger is not official yet, how can an AT&T store sell DirectTV in a U-Verse covered area? Maybe, I did not understand how that works, or perhaps the rule was changed.

 

I would appreciate any input you can give.

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My guess (only a guess) is that since U-Verse is not available on every street, in every town and so on, they can provide some sort of TV service, regardless.

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I wonder how lenient the program is as far as getting DirectTV from an AT&T store in an area completely covered by U-Verse.

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AT&T reps can sell Direct TV anywhere. Management will obviously prefer that Uverse be the first choice, if available. However, if the customer will not accept Uverse, management would prefer to have they as an AT&T/Direct TV customer than not be a customer at all. When I was a rep, there was more than one time I placed an order to disconnect someone's Uverse and then placed an order for Direct TV.