Re: Comcast's argument, counter-intuitive -

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robjlevin join:2002-10-30 Millington, NJ	reply to VirtualSlew Re: Comcast's argument, counter-intuitive said by VirtualSlew: One interesting sidenote is that Verizon FiOS TV service does include Comcast Sportsnet in the Philaelphia area. I suppose that since Verizon is not a satellite TV company, the loophole did not apply. But in NY/NJ Cablevision is using it to withhold MSG and MSG+ hi def feeds from Verizon. This is why Comcast and Cablevision's arguments go out the window. These channels are no longer exclusives. They decide who they sell them to on a discriminatory basis. Either you sell to everyone or you sell to no one.
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JRW2 R.I.P. Mom, Brian, Ziggy, Max and Zen. Premium join:2004-12-20 La La Land kudos:5 Reviews: ·Optimum Online	said by robjlevin: Either you sell to everyone or you sell to no one. Correct. If Cablevision/Comcast/DTV/etc. want to create a "channel" for the EXCLUSIVE purpose of providing "content" for their subscribers, then they are perfectly within their rights to do so, and they are NOT obligated to give access to ANY of their competitors. The minute they allow ANYONE to carry that "content", they should be required to offer it to ANYONE who wants to carry it, and they should be forced to do so at the same price as they are charging the others. You should not be allowed to offer it for say a dollar to anyone who is NOT a competitor, yet be allowed to charge a competitor $100.... -- RIAA/MPAA... Bite me!!!! In constant search for intelligent life on Earth!
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