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More and mor action on the front of fight for roght to pick your own channels. Bellow is a interesting read from very fresh news on just that. 

Cable subscribers sue for ‘a la carte’ TV options     Source: c/net News

To all you cable and satellite subscribers who gripe about writing checks each month for the privilege of receiving dozens of channels you never watch, take note.
A new lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court in Los Angeles charges that every major cable and satellite provider–and the entertainment conglomerates that feed them content–form a cartel that deprives consumers of choice and forces them to pay “inflated” prices for services that don’t correspond to their desires.

The suit, brought on behalf of cable subscribers in several states, calls for unspecified damages and for a court to decree that consumers can buy channels individually, the Associated Press reported. Read the rest of this entry »

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