nixen
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Re: If CableVision owns them, Verizon's tough luck?
said by nekote  :Maybe I just don't understand the concept of ownership. Maybe it's just a case of not permitting business "discrimination". But, If CableVision currently "owns" those "properties", why would CableVision have to "sell / lease / rent" derivative rights to a competitor like Verizon? CableVision wouldn't have to sell to a competitor if they weren't already selling the product to others. That is, if CableVision was the only carrier for those products.
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nekote
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March 21st, @06:43PM
| Why would it make a difference, if CableVision is already selling to others?
Is CableVision already selling to other current / likely / potential *competitors*???
Does offering the products for what would seem to be an exhorbitant fee constitute "refusing to negotiate"?
What would a "fair" pirce be, if might very well eventually mean the end of a major sector of CableVision's businesses?
Is, potentially, committing business suicide a moral, business or legal requirement?
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nixen
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| said by nekote :Is, potentially, committing business suicide a moral, business or legal requirement? Does it conflict with one line of business? Yes. Is there a legal requirement for them to provide programming on an equivalent footing to that of any other potential buyer? Yes.
The telecoms are subject to similar rules in their lines of business, as well.
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d4a2n0k
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Actually, Directv, Dish, Time Warner and Comcast all carry the channels that Cablevision owns already and have been for years. |
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nekote
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Sorry to have sounded so hostile.
"There {is} a legal requirement for them to provide programming on an equivalent footing" - what name is that commonly known by / referred to as? A URL link would be great, if possible.
I've obviously missed adding that to my knowledge base!
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Washington, DC | They're known as the Program Access Rules. |
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