Found this posted on another forum:

I've had DNS for 20 years. I received both E & W. $20 a month. Worked well and my wife and I will miss it.

Important information Dear JimR,Regrettably, we must inform you of a new law that affects your programming. Until recently, the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act Reauthorization (STELAR) Act authorized DIRECTV to provide you access to your out-of-market broadcast networks—ABC, CBS, NBC, CW, and/or FOX. Unfortunately, Congress has decided to not renew key provisions of this law. As a result, on June 1, 2020, we no longer will be able to provide you access to these out-of-market channels. These are not available anywhere else. However, this change does not affect access to your existing local network stations.If you’re paying for these channels, you’ll receive a credit within 1-2 billing cycles for this programming change.If you have any questions, please call us at 866.595.9429.Thank you for choosing DIRECTV.As it states my local programing will not be affected but it is as I do not get locals in the RV.I too have had the Distant Network Service for a longtime.Maybe Dish will work for a while a lot of things are changingJimR

Unless they can provide an easy way to switch my locals as I travel I will probably drop them.

DirecTV dropping DNS | Good Sam Community

Dutch_12078
Explorer II
Jun 01, 2020
pigman1 wrote:
Dutch_12078 wrote:
AT&T has negotiated a DNS carriage deal with Fox. Still working on the other networks...

www.multichannel.com/news/at-t-fox-strike-stelar-related-carriage-deal
So reading this link means AT&T has been BS-ing us about it being Congress's fault? It's really AT&T trying to force new contracts with individual networks and using a few small markets as levers. If this is so, any residual loyalty I might have had to AT&T just went the way of an ice cube in a hot pan.

AT&T/DTV didn't need contracts previously since STELAR gave them a blanket flat rate license for out of market carriage. With that license gone, they now have to negotiate individual contracts for each network or add the 12 DMA's they don't currently serve.
2oldman
Explorer II
Jun 01, 2020
Dutch_12078 wrote:
DISH isn't affected since they already serve all 210 local markets.
Not sure I understand..we're talking about DNS
Dutch_12078
Explorer II
Jun 01, 2020
DancinCampers wrote:
I still have DISH DNS.

DISH isn't affected since they already serve all 210 local markets.
DancinCampers
Explorer II
Jun 01, 2020
I still have DISH DNS.
2oldman
Explorer II
Jun 01, 2020
I still have LA locals
Belgique
Explorer
Jun 01, 2020
It is 1 June and my East & West DNS feeds are still up for all networks. Maybe they solved the issue?
pigman1
Explorer
May 27, 2020
Dutch_12078 wrote:
AT&T has negotiated a DNS carriage deal with Fox. Still working on the other networks...

www.multichannel.com/news/at-t-fox-strike-stelar-related-carriage-deal
So reading this link means AT&T has been BS-ing us about it being Congress's fault? It's really AT&T trying to force new contracts with individual networks and using a few small markets as levers. If this is so, any residual loyalty I might have had to AT&T just went the way of an ice cube in a hot pan.
Dutch_12078
Explorer II
May 27, 2020
AT&T has negotiated a DNS carriage deal with Fox. Still working on the other networks...

www.multichannel.com/news/at-t-fox-strike-stelar-related-carriage-deal
lane_hog
Explorer II
May 22, 2020
We stopped carrying a dish receiver over ten years ago and haven't missed it. Occassionally put up the batwing to see what we get OTA, but can usually stream everything we need. If we don't have service, oh well.

I've had both Dish and Direct, and Direct has been the lesser of two bad choices. Wouldn't surprise me if AT&T is trying to get rid of the satellite service altogether and stick with streaming as 5G rolls out.
DancinCampers
Explorer II
May 16, 2020
866-974-1848 is the number Dish gave me to call in their Email last Aug when I had to send them a copy of my registration renewal in order to keep my DNS.