DirecTV, which is owned by Dallas-based AT&T, abruptly ditched its popular satellite TV service on May 19. It cited U.S. sanctions that prohibited DirecTV from broadcasting channels that were required by the administration of President Nicolás Maduro.
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Also ...Check out, in the article’s pics, what a fire trap that Venezuelan housing project building is...OMG.
It hasn’t been profitable in years for Direct TV to offer services there... so why were they there?