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Why don’t customers switch cable providers to avoid blackouts?

November 28, 2017 In

All cable providers, regardless of their size, and satellite TV providers must negotiate retransmission consent fees with corporate broadcasters. Any of these negotiations could lead to TV stations going dark. Industry research says that 80 percent of TV markets in the United States have experienced at least one local broadcast blackout. DISH Network and DirecTV subscribers have also experienced blackouts. Therefore, switching providers will not protect consumers from the threat of a blackout.

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