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AT&T sells 70% of DIRECTV for $5.5B

Published: October 22, 2025
AT&T INC.

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  • Transaction completed on 2025-10-22.
  • AT&T sold its remaining 70% ownership interest in DIRECTV.
  • Proceeds from the sale: $5.5 billion.
  • Ticker: T-PC.

Historical Context

This sale follows a period of notable debt markets activity earlier in September 2025. On 2025-09-24, AT&T closed a $5.0 billion Global Notes issuance spanning maturities from 2032 to 2054, and on 2025-09-16 the company issued €2.25 billion of senior floating rate notes. The October 22 DIRECTV stake sale is the latest discrete balance-sheet transaction in that sequence of capital markets activity.

Deal summary and investor considerations

AT&T completed the divestiture of its remaining 70% stake in DIRECTV on 2025-10-22, receiving $5.5 billion in proceeds. The transaction removes AT&T's majority ownership position in DIRECTV and converts that ownership into cash. For investors, the immediate items to monitor include any company disclosures about how the $5.5 billion will be allocated and updated capital structure metrics in forthcoming filings. The sale is a material liquidity event on the balance sheet; market participants typically assess its effect on leverage, liquidity ratios and capital allocation priorities. Absent company guidance included here, conclusions about specific uses of proceeds or strategic redeployments cannot be drawn from the facts provided.

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