Is AT&T’s U-Verse on the way out the door?

AT&T (NYSE: T) has been upfront about the benefits of shifting customers off U-Verse cable in favor of DirecTV, and their approach to doing so has facilitated the shift.Last year, the company gained 1.2 million satellite connections while losing 1.4 million cable connections. Overall, by the end of the year, the company had about 21 million DirecTV connections compared to about 4.2 million U-verse connections. (First quarter figures will be out with the company's earnings on April 25.)Still,