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AT&T sells cable TV provider amid streaming service takeover

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AT&T is selling its 30% stake in DirecTV to the private firm TPG for $1.8 billion .

On Monday , DirectTV announced an agreement with EchoStar to acquire its Dish network.

DirectTV will pay EchoStar $1 and take on a debt of around $9.9 billion .