With the DirecTV acquisition, AT&amp;T&#x27;s greater leverage over the networks and studios would allow them to better negotiate for true, Internet-based IPTV distribution, ala Dish&#x27;s SlingTV.  They&#x27;ve got the infrastructure in U-Verse video, already an IPTV product.  Not much would prevent them from opening the firewalls and allowing subscribers from outside the AT&amp;T network.  Who needs STBs?  Just have subscribers purchase a Roku-type device.<p>They&#x27;re throwing away a ton of potential here.  Satellite TV, in its current form, is not the answer.