What is the difference between BTNs position and the variety of carriage proposals put forward by Mediacom?
The difference between these positions comes down to how much expanded basic cable customers within the core Big Ten market are being asked to pay for this programming. If BTN had its way, EVERY Mediacom Family Cable customer living in the 8 Big Ten states would see a significant rate increase as a result of adding this new channel. From our perspective, we know that many of our customers do not follow college sports; and within the areas we serve, fan loyalty is split among many different schools and conferences. The proposals that we have made to BTN, including our offer to carry BTN on expanded basic, attempt to limit the impact that adding BTN to our channel lineup will have on cable rates.
