Dish, Cogent lay out concessions for AT&T/DirecTV deal
May 13 2015, 18:50 ET | By: Jason Aycock, SA News Editor
Dish Network (NASDAQ
ISH) and Cogent Communications (NASDAQ:CCOI), along with other advocacy groups, have spelled out the conditions they'd like to see for a successful AT&T (NYSE:T) purchase of DirecTV (NASDAQ TV).
Opponents to the deal met with FCC staffers last week; AT&T is expected to meet with deal reviewers in the coming days, and hopes to close the deal by the end of June.
Dish, Cogent and other critics asked that AT&T promise to sell Internet as a standalone service outside of its bundles at a reasonable price, and they asked the FCC to make AT&T comply with stricter net neutrality provisions for seven years, regardless of how AT&T's suit against the rules comes out.
Also requested: that AT&T include all video in any data caps, and restrictions on how AT&T handles interconnect traffic -- which particularly affects Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) and Dish's new Sling TV streaming service, key competition for DirecTV service.
Previously: Cogent joins Netflix in demanding conditions for AT&T/DirecTV combo (May. 05 2015)
Previously: Netflix to FCC: Reject AT&T/DirecTV merger (May. 05 2015)
http://seekingalpha.com/news/2521956-dish-cog...email_link
May 13 2015, 18:50 ET | By: Jason Aycock, SA News Editor
Dish Network (NASDAQ
ISH) and Cogent Communications (NASDAQ:CCOI), along with other advocacy groups, have spelled out the conditions they'd like to see for a successful AT&T (NYSE:T) purchase of DirecTV (NASDAQ TV). Opponents to the deal met with FCC staffers last week; AT&T is expected to meet with deal reviewers in the coming days, and hopes to close the deal by the end of June.
Dish, Cogent and other critics asked that AT&T promise to sell Internet as a standalone service outside of its bundles at a reasonable price, and they asked the FCC to make AT&T comply with stricter net neutrality provisions for seven years, regardless of how AT&T's suit against the rules comes out.
Also requested: that AT&T include all video in any data caps, and restrictions on how AT&T handles interconnect traffic -- which particularly affects Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) and Dish's new Sling TV streaming service, key competition for DirecTV service.
Previously: Cogent joins Netflix in demanding conditions for AT&T/DirecTV combo (May. 05 2015)
Previously: Netflix to FCC: Reject AT&T/DirecTV merger (May. 05 2015)
http://seekingalpha.com/news/2521956-dish-cog...email_link
