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

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com>
Date: March 15, 2006 10:57:59 PM EST
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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 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.

...

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




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