WildBlue Communications, a Denver, Colorado-based broadband provider, has signed a five-year exclusive deal bringing broadband Internet to Dish and DirecTV satellite subscribers.

The pact will focus on small town and rural markets, the companies said. When it launches this fall, the service will carry the Dish and DirectTV brand names: "Dish Highspeed Internet," a spokesperson said.

You'll have to wait on availability and pricing. None has been released, yet.

The deal is a "turning point" for WildBlue, said CEO David Leonard in a statement. AT&T's attention has helped put WildBlue on a bigger map.

In May, AT&T picked the company to test satellite as one option for bringing broadband to rural customers. That service will be called "AT&T High Speed Internet Access," as previously reported by internetnews.com.

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