They did not try to merge. Dish tried to forcefully take over DirecTV. Manfredi, Albert E wrote: >Dan Grimes wrote: > > > >>I think Barry's email applies to the US as it does to his >>situation down there. And Doug McDonald suggestion of >>eliminating the duplication of bit streams is just plain >>brilliant! I would ask, why does the government need to >>get involved? Can't Dish and DirecTV figure this out for >>themselves? >> >> > >But guys, they did! Dish and DirecTV tried to merge a >couple of years ago, remember? They weren't allowed to. > >Bert > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: > >- Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at >FreeLists.org > >- By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word >unsubscribe in the subject line. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.