Many other cable and satellite companies in the United States offer landline telephone and broadband services as part of bundled packages, and AT&T offers a so-called quad-play through its DirecTV satellite arm<br />that includes television, broadband, landline and wireless services.<br />Comcast and Charter Communications Forge Wireless Alliance -<br />By CHAD BRAYMAY 8, 2017<br />As more consumers “cut the cord” on traditional cable television, businesses selling those<br />services are responding by offering a wider range of products, hoping to retain customers.<br />The two companies had already said they would offer wireless services, and they most likely hope to use their combined scale to negotiate agreements with suppliers and take advantage of a network of Wi-Fi hot spots<br />that the companies have built for customers in their service areas.