SBC Communications on Wednesday said it began offering satellite TV service with EchoStar Communications in a move to compete better with their cable rivals.
SBC is offering EchoStar's Dish Network to its local telephone customers in the 13 states in its market. SBC will handle orders, bill customers and schedule installation appointments, and EchoStar will install the satellite equipment in homes. A joint call center will handle customer service.
SBC also introduced a package plan that combines local and long-distance phone service, phone add-ons such as voice mail, a Cingular Wireless plan, broadband Internet access and 120 TV channels for $125 a month. The company said the package will save more than $380 a year compared with buying each plan a la carte.
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