[opendtv] Cable Industry Refuses to Run Verizon TV Commercial Promoting Video Choice and Competition

  • From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 23:02:50 -0500

     Cable Industry Refuses to Run Verizon TV Commercial Promoting
     Video Choice and Competition
     - Mar 15, 2006 12:00 PM (PR Newswire)

Corporate Decisions Attempt to Stifle Free Speech in Cable TV Debate


TRENTON, N.J., March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite running virtually nonstop
TV commercials attacking Verizon's efforts to speed choice and competition in
New Jersey's cable TV market, two of the nation's largest cable companies are
refusing to run a paid TV commercial from Verizon that asks consumers to
support video choice.  A third cable company did not respond to Verizon's
request.


In separate responses, managers and account executives at Comcast and Time
Warner said they are unwilling to accept the paid TV commercial sent by
Verizon.  Account representatives at Cablevision did not respond to Verizon's
e-mails seeking placement.

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     - http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=56698643


 
 
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