AT&T to buy DirecTV for $48 billion

AT&T announced plans to acquire DirecTV, the largest satellite TV operator in the U.S. for $48 billion. The combined merger will turn AT&T into a cable and broadband internet power house, adding some 15 million rural satellite broadband customers within 4 years! http://news.yahoo.com/t-agrees-buy-directv-48-5-billion-cash-214127852–sector.html