AT&T buys DirecTV: $48.5 B

Wow.

http://www.sacbee.com/2014/05/18/6413972/att-agrees-to-buy-directv-in-485b.html

 

The implications of all these media megadeals are too much for most of us to comprehend. But the one constant is that service gets worse and more expensive.

 

I've always been wary of television providers controlling Internet access and vice versa. I'm a cord cutter, and I'm enjoying it for now. But I see the day coming on which they'll restrict monthly bandwidth to a point it won't be possible to stream anything. All because we allow big companies to buy other big companies, and regular people are the losers. Prices will continue to rise, quality and service will continue to decline. But unless you want a pre-20th century lifestyle with regards to media and entertainment, what other option will you have?