DirecTV (stylized as DIRECTV or simply DTV) is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider based in El Segundo, California and is a subsidiary of AT&T. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean. Its primary competitors are Dish Network and cable television providers. On July 24, 2015, after receiving approval from the United States Federal Communications Commission and United States Department of Justice, AT&T acquired DirecTV in a transaction valued at $48.5 billion. 

DirecTV provides television and audio services to subscribers through satellite transmissions. Services include the equivalent of many local television stations, broadcast television networks, subscription television services, satellite radio services, and private video services. Subscribers have access to hundreds of channels, so its competitors are cable television service and other satellite-based services. 

Most subscribers use reception antennas which are much smaller than the first generation antennas, which were typically a few yards (meters) across. Advances in antenna technology, including fractal antennas, have allowed a general reduction in antenna size across all industries and applications. Receiving equipment includes a satellite dish, an integrated receiver/decoder and a DirecTV access card, which is necessary to operate the receiver/decoder.
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through satellite transmissions
DirecTV provides television and audio services to subscribers through satellite transmissions
DirecTV
DirecTV provides 
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DirecTV (stylized as DIRECTV or simply DTV
DIRECTV or DTV
stylized as DIRECTV or simply DTV
El Segundo, California
based in El Segundo, California
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 is a subsidiary of AT&T.
AT&T
is a subsidiary of AT&T
On July 24, 2015
 On July 24, 2015, after receiving approval from the United States Federal Communications Commission and United States Department of Justice, AT&T acquired DirecTV in a transaction valued at $48.5 billion
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 approval from the United States Federal Communications Commission and United States Department of Justice
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after receiving approval from the United States Federal Communications Commission and United States Department of Justice
the United States Federal Communications Commission and United States Department of Justice
approval from the United States Federal Communications Commission and United States Department of Justice
$48.5 billion
 in a transaction valued at $48.5 billion
television and audio
DirecTV provides television and audio services 
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services to subscribers
subscribers
services to subscribers
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television and audio services 
television
 television and audio services
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Subscribers have access to hundreds of channels
hundreds
hundreds of channels