(Reuters) - The No. 2 U.S. wireless carrier AT&T Inc (NYSE:T) said it will bundle its wireless service with DirecTV's pay-TV offerings after the $48.5 billion deal was approved last month.
The company and the biggest satellite-TV provider DirecTV became the country's largest pay-TV company, completing their merger after receiving final regulatory approval.
The combination with DirecTV was aimed at beefing up Dallas-based AT&T's packages of cellular, broadband, TV and fixed-line phone services.
In an offer starting on Aug. 10, AT&T will provide HD and DVR service for up to four TV receivers, unlimited talk and text for four wireless lines, and 10GB of wireless data.
The newly expanded AT&T leapfrogs the biggest U.S. cable company Comcast Corp (NASDAQ:CMCSA) Corp.
The company said it would serve more than 55 million customers in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, making it the world's biggest pay-TV company.