12.13.2002 - DIRECTV Broadband Shuts Down

	"Hughes Electronics Corporation today announced that its subsidiary, DIRECTV Broadband, Inc., would close its high-speed Internet service business in approximately 90 days and work toward transitioning existing customers to alternative service providers." DIRECTV Broadband serves approximately 160,000 customers with its DIRECTV DSL. - View Additional Information - Source: SlashDot