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Cable Industry Refuses to Run Verizon TV Commercial Promoting Video Choice and Competition
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 09:27:59 -0500
Begin forwarded message: From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com> Date: March 15, 2006 10:57:59 PM EST To: undisclosed-recipient:;Subject: Cable Industry Refuses to Run Verizon TV Commercial Promoting Video Choice and Competition
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 DebateTRENTON, 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 tosupport 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 byVerizon. Account representatives at Cablevision did not respond to Verizon's
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