DirecTV is a satellite television provider that delivers digital television services, including HD and Ultra-HD channels, directly to homes. Functioning as a telecommunications operator, DirecTV uses satellites in geostationary orbit to broadcast content to its subscribers. The company relies on launch providers like Arianespace to deploy its satellites, such as the DIRECTV-14 satellite which was built by Space Systems/Loral. DirecTV partners with companies such as Boeing Space Systems for its satellite platforms.
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The FCC established new backstops to protect geostationary services such as DirecTV and Viasat when private coordination cannot be reached.
DirecTV urged the FCC to increase the minimum GSO arc avoidance angle.
DirecTV’s subscriber count fell from a peak near 20 million in 2015 to an estimated 5.4 million today.
AT&T is reducing its exposure to satellite broadcast through its DirecTV relationship.
SES and DirecTV filed comments in March 2026 urging the FCC to retain the Equivalent Power Flux Density framework and adjust specific limits instead of replacing it with a performance-based model.
Viasat, SES, and DirecTV oppose the proposal to increase Non-Geostationary Orbit power levels.
AT&T paid $67 billion for DirecTV in 2015.
Named prior FCC satellite milestone extension grantees include ViaSat, Hughes Network Systems, Space Norway, EarthWatch, DIRECTV, AT&T, Intelsat, SES, Maxar, and EchoStar.
The expanded Amazon Leo agreement with DIRECTV Latin America and Sky Brasil targets roughly 15 million businesses across Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Uruguay.
Amazon Leo is expanding its partnership in South America with DIRECTV Latin America and Sky Brasil.
The expanded agreement with DIRECTV Latin America and Sky Brasil is an extension of an existing commercial deal to support connectivity provision.
DirecTV’s T16 geostationary satellite, launched in 2019, is likely to be DirecTV’s last GEO satellite.
Stacy Fuller is Senior Vice President of External Affairs at DIRECTV.
The SIA Board of Directors elected Stacy Fuller of DIRECTV as Vice Chair for 2026.
Stacy Fuller oversees all federal, state, and local legislative and regulatory issues impacting DIRECTV.
JetBlue, L3Harris, DIRECTV Latin America, Sky Brasil, and NBN Co. are customers and partners that have signed up for Amazon LEO services.
The proposed transaction would have had DirecTV buy Dish parent company Dish DBS, which owns Sling TV, for $1 while taking on roughly $9,750,000,000 of debt.
The 17.3–17.8 GHz band is currently used by DirecTV and EchoStar’s Dish for DBS/DTH transmissions from geostationary satellites.
Charlie Ergen’s DISH Network, now part of EchoStar, is open to merging with AT&T’s DirecTV.
SpaceX, OneWeb, and DirecTV filed regulatory comments with the FCC expressing concern about potential interference from opening the 12 GHz band to high-powered, two-way fixed broadband services and called for thorough technical studies.