AT&T's Rumored Acquisition Of DirecTV Would Be Beneficial Despite Regulatory Concerns

If the deal does occur, AT&T will be able to rapidly expand TV services along with its wireless and broadband services, which could help it better bundle its products to customers. It would be banking on a "quadruple-play" bundle of mobile, fixed-line, broadband and TV to bring growth back to DirecTV's business, as well as help convince DirecTV customers to switch to AT&T for mobile, as the bundled packages would likely offer competitive pricing.