Whoa. Adding Echostar's satellites to their rapidly growing U-verse fiber-based TV & internet package will make AT&T un-paralelled in the TV & internet market. They'll be huge. I'm not so sure that the SEC will end up going along with this, but if they do...

"Hoping to boost its disappointing pay TV operations, phone giant AT&T is stepping up its courtship of satellite TV provider EchoStar, according to Wall Street insiders."