Here is another article saying a Dish Network merger might not make sense if they get broadband to rural areas. They are saying SatelliteTV will be obsolete if that happens.
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Deeper Dive—A DirecTV-Dish Network merger may no longer make sense
DirecTV may once again on the chopping block at AT&T. | DirecTV may once again on the chopping block at AT&T. Merging the troubled satellite provider with Dish was once a prevailing plan, but it may no longer make sense.