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Re: Cablevision lies

#36
From: Carl M. Kadie
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1992 14:03
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andy@cmptrc.lonestar.org (Andy Hart) writes:

[...]
>   Why do I keep it?   Because I'm addicted to CNN.
>
>   I can't wait, can't wait for direct broadcast satellites.  I understand 
>   that I'll probably be paying comparable fees, but at least I can get
>   pissed off and take my business elsewhere.
[...]

If the cable companies have their way, CABLE News Network will never
be available by direct broadcast at reasonable fees. They are working
very hard to buy into and control all the good programs sources.

- Carl
--
Carl Kadie -- kadie@cs.uiuc.edu -- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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From: kadie@herodotus.cs.uiuc.edu (Carl M. Kadie)
Subject: Re: Cablevision lies
Message-ID: <1992Sep2.140326.10243@m.cs.uiuc.edu>
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Organization: University of Illinois, Dept. of Comp. Sci., Urbana, IL
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Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 14:03:26 GMT
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