MUMBAI: AT&T will market and sell DirecTV‘s service as a co-branded satellite television offering from 1 February 2009.

As per the new agreement, AT&T/DirecTV customers will get DirecTV programming packages, with the benefit of a discount for bundling their wireless, home phone and broadband services with AT&T.

"Our focus is on providing customers with a better TV experience than cable," said AT&T VP-video and entertainment Jeff Weber.

AT&T is in satellite agreement with Dish Network till 31 January and had made it clear that it will not be renewing its five-year partnership with Dish.

The partnership lets AT&T compete with cable companies’ “triple play” plans in markets where AT&T, the nation’s biggest phone company, does not have its own television service.