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Cablevision agrees to settlement in backdating suits

noreply@blogger.com (The Cable Guy) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:31:00 +0000

Newsday.com
Cablevision agrees to settlement in backdating suits
BY MARK HARRINGTON

mark.harrington@newsday.com

8:27 PM EDT, June 5, 2008

Cablevision Systems Corp., along with 16 past and current executives, directors and an outside compensation consultant, reached a $34.4 million agreement to settle a series of options-backdating lawsuits.

Settlement of the consolidated suit, reported by Cablevision in a federal filing yesterday, will result in most of the $34.4 million being returned to company coffers ($7.1 million will cover plaintiffs' legal fees) from the officials, including the company's chairman, chief executive, numerous board members and the estate of a deceased former vice chairman. None of the individuals named in the suit admitted wrongdoing.

Cablevision last month agreed to purchase Newsday from Tribune Co. in a deal valued at $650 million.

In August 2006, Cablevision said it had uncovered backdated options from 1997 to 2002, including grants to a dead former executive and a compensation consultant who received severance as though he were an employee. Cablevision has already restated financial results following an internal review, and is cooperating with a federal probe of the practices. A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Brooklyn declined to comment yesterday.

The agreement calls for Cablevision to institute reform measures and more closely monitor its options granting procedures in the future. In a statement, Cablevision called the settlement "in the best interests" of the company and shareholders.

"None of the parties who entered into the settlement agreement has acknowledged any liability or wrongdoing, and each made their contribution solely to facilitate a settlement," company spokesman Charlie Schueler said in a statement. He noted that the matter "was discovered and disclosed after a voluntary review by the company and we look forward to moving ahead without the potential prospect of costly and protracted litigation."

According to the agreement, compensation consultant Harvey Benenson, of the firm Lyons, Benenson & Co., forfeited all claims to a $1.5 million severance he previously asserted the company owed him. He will also pay $2 million to Cablevision over three years at 6 percent annual interest, secured by a home he and his wife own in Bridgehampton valued at just over $2 million. At the end of a three-year term for repaying the $2 million, Cablevision will forgive $1 million of an unspecified loan previously given to Benenson.

Cablevision chairman Charles Dolan agreed to make a cash payment of $1 million to "facilitate resolution" of the case. His son, chief executive James Dolan, will pay $366,250 to Cablevision for previously exercised options and will make a separate $1 million payment as well.

Former Cablevision general counsel Robert Lemle agreed to return $2.55 million to Cablevision and relinquish options and related stock issues valued at $4.5 million.

The estate of former Cablevision vice chairman Marc Lustgarten, for its part of the settlement, relinquished all claims to $4.9 million in stock options and restricted shares it was granted, including improperly after he had died.

A lawyer for shareholder plaintiffs said the settlement was important because individuals are paying the lion's share of the amount.

"This was a long and hard-fought settlement with a lot of feelings on all sides," said lead plaintiffs' attorney Stuart Grant, a partner at Grant & Eisenhoffer, based in Wilmington, Del. "It gets money back for the company [while forcing] individuals to reach into their pockets to make good. I think that's an important message to send."

Henry L. Boerner, chairman of governance watchdog group Governance & Accountability Institute in Mineola, noted Cablevision was one of scores of companies caught up in the options backdating mess. But he said he wasn't surprised given "the closeness of the boardroom and the insiders that have dominated the company for a long time."

Copyright © 2008, Newsday Inc.

Cablevision agrees to settlement in backdating suits

Cablevisions 10 facts about Fios

noreply@blogger.com (The Cable Guy) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:12:00 +0000

This letter was mailed to employees and former employees of Cablevision:

Can Tru2way succeed where CableCard failed?

noreply@blogger.com (The Cable Guy) — Thu, 29 May 2008 15:13:00 +0000

May 28, 2008 11:06 AM PDT
Can Tru2way succeed where CableCard failed?
Posted by John P. Falcone 5 comments

If the industry press is to be believed, Tuesday's announcement that Sony would be producing TVs with Tru2way compatibility was a watershed event--the electronics world equivalent of the Magna Carta or the Treaty of Versailles. But let's step back a bit and examine what this really means.

Tru2way is a digital cable technology developed by CableLabs that's designed to be built directly into TVs, eliminating the need for an outboard set-top box. In theory, you'd be able to buy a Tru2way-compatible TV, bring it home, connect it to your coaxial cable, and instantly be able to receive your entire lineup of digital cable and high-def channels--including all the interactive video-on-demand and pay-per-view channels that currently require a cable box.
Tru2way logo(Credit: CableLabs)

If this sounds familiar, it's because many of the same promises were made several years ago with a technology called CableCard. TVs that shipped with a CableCard slot were called "Digital Cable Ready" (DCR); they required a smart card, provided by your local cable operator, to receive digital and HD channels. The problem with CableCard was that it was an interim solution that satisfied nobody. Everyone--cable companies, hardware manufacturers, government regulators, and consumers--found CableCard technology lacking. Among the problems:

* CableCard was effectively a one-way technology, so it was incompatible with any interactive services, including video-on-demand and pay-per-view services that customers have grown to like, and cable companies depend on as a major revenue stream.

* CableCard was incompatible with Switched Digital Video (SDV) technology, which more cable providers are--or will soon be--utilizing to deliver more HD channels despite bandwidth limitations. As a result, CableCard devices such as the TiVo HD DVR need an outboard tuner (basically, a second cable box) to receive those channels, which often include the newest and most desirable HD stations.

* The CableCard installation and setup still required the cable companies to "roll a truck" to the customer's home--so it didn't save the company any time or money versus a cable box setup.

* Original CableCard setups were limited to just one tuner, so dual-tuner applications--such as picture in picture and the ability to record one show while watching another--were unavailable. (This issue was addressed with dual slots on the TiVo HD, as well as the multi-stream "M-card," which allowed for dual tuning--it was rarely deployed by cable operators.)

* CableCard setups are notoriously finicky, and often require one or more follow-up visits from the cable technician.

* The electronic programming guide (EPG) interface on most CableCard TVs was either bare bones or nonexistent. That was bad for users who've grown used to increasingly sophisticated EPGs (on TiVo and satellite DVRs). It also frustrated cable providers who were used to controlling that interface on their own boxes, where--for better or worse--they could add advertisements, customized graphics, and other "branding" that so excites multimillion dollar corporations.

* TVs with CableCard support often charged a slight premium over their non-CableCard counterparts--meaning that consumers were often paying more, but (as evidenced by the laundry list of issues above) getting less.

Not surprisingly, there was an immediate clamor for "CableCard 2.0" to address all of those issues. And that's effectively what Tru2way is: the next-gen CableCard, without the physical card. (You may have heard it mentioned during its years of development, when it was alternately referred to as "OpenCable" or "Open Cable Application Platform (OCAP)".) And--on paper, at least--it seems as if CableLabs and its partners finally got it right this time.

Tru2way is designed from the ground up to be interactive, customizable (for the cable provider), and plug-and-play. Switched digital video, video-on-demand, pay-per-view, HD channels, dual-tuner support--it should all work without a hitch, and deliver an identical experience on your local cable system, no matter which Tru2way TV you're buying.

There are plenty of other potential advantages. Tru2way TVs should be able to offer additional functionality, such as built-in DVRs. (A handful of CableCard DVR/TV combos were released, but they never took off, thanks largely to the problems outlined above.) And including the tuner inside the TV would offer the potential for better picture quality, since a TV signal native to the TV would no longer be reliant on the so-so video processing found on most set-top boxes.

Beyond the TV, Tru2way functionality could be built in to third-party DVRs (TiVo is already said to be working on a "Series4" DVR that utilizes the technology) and accessories. Among the other possibilities: a Tru2way Slingbox with a built-in tuner; an adapter that turns the Xbox 360 or PS3 into a cable-ready DVR; true home theater PCs; and portable TV viewers (such as the Comcast/Panasonic player shown in January).

So what's not to like? Nothing--except that none of this yet exists in the real world. Until you can actually buy one of these Tru2way products at Best Buy, Circuit City, or Amazon.com, it's all theoretical.

Sony joins Panasonic, Samsung, and RCA on the Tru2way roadmap, but whether any of these companies will actually deliver a real world Tru2way product before the end of the year remains to be seen. And even if they do, there are plenty of other questions. How much will cable companies charge you for the privilege of connecting a Tru2way product to their pipe? (Our guess: exactly the same fee they charge for renting the box you have now.)

And why will companies like TiVo bother developing Tru2way boxes if the consumer will be forced to use the drab cable company interface versus the far superior TiVo UI? Just imagine, for instance, if a future Apple TV offers Tru2way compatibility, but instead of its slick Apple home screen, you're stuck with a Comcast/Time Warner/Cox EPG the minute you toggle to live TV. For most users, that would eliminate the whole reason for upgrading in the first place.

Color us skeptical
The bottom line is this: Tru2way certainly looks to offer the potential for cable customers to return to the simple, halcyon days of "cable ready" TVs--just one wire, just one remote. But until we see the products hit stores in the real world, and see how--or if--they work as advertised on cable systems around the country, color us skeptical. In the meantime, we'll be waiting patiently in the downstairs rec room, sitting on hold with tech support, trying to get the CableCard PC up and running.

What do you think: Will Tru2way make for a better cable TV experience? Or will it be theCan Tru2way succeed where CableCard failed?

Senior, kid movie ticket now $12 at one NYC theater

noreply@blogger.com (The Cable Guy) — Tue, 20 May 2008 23:37:00 +0000

NEW YORK - The price of a senior or child movie ticket is now $12 at one Manhattan theater.

The Clearview Cinemas theater on the Upper East Side now charges the same for everyone _ even for matinees.

The company said Tuesday in a statement: "An evening at the movies is still the most affordable entertainment option outside of the home. Clearview Cinemas remains committed to providing moviegoers with unique choices at premiere venues that offer a great value for your entertainment dollar."

California professor Ricard Gil, who studies the industry, predicts movie prices could rise even more.

Gil, who's an assistant professor of economics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, told the New York Post that theaters are just trying to cover their own cost increases.

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--movieprices0520may20,0,1122443.story

Cablevision plans to expand its empire further

noreply@blogger.com (The Cable Guy) — Tue, 13 May 2008 20:43:00 +0000

BY JAMES BERNSTEIN

james.bernstein@newsday.com

May 13, 2008

Back in 1973, when most people had only a dim idea of what cable television was all about, Charles Dolan saw an industry and gained an empire.

More than three decades later, Bethpage-based Cablevision Systems Corp. is the nation's fifth-largest cable operator, with 3 million-plus subscribers in the metropolitan area, and it plans to expand further.

Cablevision's agreement, announced yesterday, to acquire Newsday for $650 million comes less than a week after it disclosed plans to buy the Sundance Channel, specializing in independent programs, for $496 million. Sundance, the brainchild of actor Robert Redford, will join the company's AMC, IFC and WE television channels.

Cablevision, Long Island's second-largest company in terms of sales, has struck out in different directions in the past, buying Madison Square Garden in 1994 with ITT Corp., in a 50-50 deal. In 1997, Cablevision took full ownership of the Garden.

But the cable operator has mostly held to its core broadcast entertainment business for its 35 years of operation, gaining a reputation for innovation in the cable industry. In 2004, Cablevision became the first cable operator in the country to offer what it calls Triple Play, which provides consumers with phone, cable and Internet service at a discounted rate. Other cable and phone companies quickly followed suit. Cablevision said 60 percent of its new customers now take all three services, compared with 11 percent when it was first introduced.

Cablevision is made up of three parts: The cable operation, which is about 70 percent of sales, makes up most of the company's profits, from home subscriptions. Rainbow Media Holdings, the programming arm, represents about 14 percent of revenues. And Madison Square Garden generates about 15 percent of sales.

The company, which went public in 1984, has been controlled since the beginning by founder Dolan and members of his family.

Dolan, Cablevision's chairman, and his family hold approximately 20 percent of the company's stock but represent about 70 percent of the voting power. Many of the Dolan family members live in the Town of Oyster Bay.

Dolan, widely considered a pioneer in the cable TV industry, started HBO in 1972 and sold it to Time Inc. before starting Cablevision. Dolan also created the first regional sports channel, called SportsChannel, in 1976. His son James is now chief executive of Cablevision and chairman of Madison Square Garden, and a number of Charles Dolan's other children and relatives are prominent in the company.

The Dolans have tried in the past few years to take the company private, but the efforts were voted down by shareholders.

Joseph Bonner, who follows the cable television industry for Argus Research in Manhattan, said of Cablevision, "They do better in most instances than a lot of other cable companies for a lot of reasons. ... They're centralized in New York, where there's high income, high population density. Other cable companies have far-flung operations, and lower density."

Not all of Cablevision's ventures have been successful. In 1998 Cablevision bought The Wiz, a struggling chain of consumer electronics stores, out of bankruptcy for $80 million. Analysts said they saw no synergies in the deal; the venture failed as the stores closed.

Sometimes, the giant cable operator made moves that had analysts scratching their heads, such as a last-minute bid in 2005 to wrest Adelphia Communications from the arms of the much larger duo of Time Warner and Comcast Corp. Cablevision's bid failed.

Evan Jake on the Phone

noreply@blogger.com (The Cable Guy) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:31:00 +0000

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Cablevision Blatantly Lies To Subscribers As The FCC Twiddles Its Thumbs

noreply@blogger.com (The Cable Guy) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:29:00 +0000

Cablevision is lying to customers by claiming that the FCC will require all subscribers to upgrade to digital cable boxes in 2009. Digital cable boxes cost $6.50 per month, plus an extra $10.95 for digital service. Cablevision recently sent a letter to all boxless subscribers threatening to cut several channels unless they forked out a bundle of extra cash for digital service. When one of our family member called for an explanation, Cablevision shirked responsibility and placed the blame squarely on some crazy new FCC mandate. We called shenanigans and decided to call back and record our chats with several customer service representatives. Inside, the recordings of Cablevision lies and the FCC's flaccid response.
Before we get to the recordings, let's look at Cablevision's fairly innocuous letter:
Here's the deal: Cablevision—not the FCC—has decided to move several channels to their digital tier. To keep receiving the channels, customer will need to upgrade to digital service with a digital box. Customers who don't pony up for the service lose the channels.
40 million American families don't use a digital cable box. Assuming all cable companies use Cablevision's rates, operators stand to pick up an extra $698,000,000 per month by convincing all 40 million families to shell out an extra $17.45 for digital service. That small pice of change is worth more than the yearly GDP of several small nations.
Cablevision is well within its bounds to charge whatever it wants for service. They can tell us we need a cable box, and that service will now cost $300 per month. That's a freedom afforded by the market. What they can't do is cowardly hide behind the FCC and blame their money-grubbing on the government. Let's listen as they try to do just that:
We spoke with four representatives, each of whom blamed the FCC for forcing us to upgrade to digital cable. We asked one representative how this information was conveyed to the CSRs, and she explained that Cablevision had specifically trained them to point to the FCC.
Let's be perfectly clear: the FCC decision has absolutely nothing to do with the channels Cablevision is taking away, nor does it require anyone to upgrade to a digital cable box.
Don't believe us? Let's see if we can find someone to refute Cablevision.... Maybe Cablevision is up to the task?
Looks like they know the truth after all. The transition to digital television will have no affect on Cablevision's service.
We spoke with two representative at the FCC who claim that several cable companies have engaged in similar deceitful and fraudulent actions. According to the representatives, the Commission is powerless to take action. One even defended the cable companies, saying:
"Most of [the cable companies] are blaming it on the FCC. It's easier for us to take it. We have broad shoulders, you know? We're the ones who have to explain it to all the consumers anyway when they find the 800 number and then they start calling and asking us: "why is my cable company doing this to me? I want to file a complaint."
Unfortunately, there are no mandates for good customer service. I wish there was! I would really like there for to be a mandate that says: "I'm sorry, but people on the phone at my cable company have to be nice to me and they have to tell me the truth." I wish there was, but there's not.A mandate for good customer service couldn't be enforced by the 82nd-airborne, but lying? Regulated companies should not be allowed to lie to their customers.
Thankfully, the bespectacled bossman helming the FCC takes a different view. Chairman Kevin Martin recently slammed retailers for lying about the digital transition, dishing out several million dollars worth of fines to Sears, Best Buy and Walmart. Why can cable companies lie, but not retailers?
We know that Chairman Martin is a good guy who likes consumers. Let's go back and listen to the sweet consumer-protecting swan song he sung so graciously in our defense last year:
If the cable companies had their way, you, your mother and father, or your next door neighbor could go to sleep one night after watching their favorite channel and wake up the next morning to a dark fuzzy screen. This is because the cable operators believe that it is appropriate for them to choose which stations analog cable customers should be able watch. It is not acceptable as a policy matter or as a legal matter.Kevvy was announcing that cable companies would be required to carry broadcast channels (CBS, NBC, ABC, etc...) until 2012, and not Travel Planet or RAI, which Cablevision is preparing to yank. The Chairman did, however, explicitly endorse our right to enjoy cable service without a box, and Cablevision's right to require us to rent one:
...the Commission is not forcing consumers to purchase or lease a set top box to continue watching their favorite channels. This decision lies in the hands of the cable company. They can avoid the need for new boxes bychoosing to downconvert the digital signal into analog at their headend. This downconversion would permit analog cable subscribers to continue watching broadcast television just as they do today without disruption.This isn't the first time Cablevision has used the DTV transition to beat customers like cash-spewing pinatas. The cable giant was previously caught sending letters to prospective customers telling them that TV would disappear in 2009 unless they started paying $240 per year, despite the availability of $20 converter boxes that will keep the Price Is Right up and running.
Cablevision is clearly engaged in a pattern of deception and fraud. The FCC has a responsibility to investigate and admonish Cablevision for their abusive conduct. Predatory upseling simply cannot be tolerated in a responsibly regulated marketplace.
http://consumerist.com/379852/cablevision-blatantly-lies-to-subscribers-as-the-fcc-twiddles-its-thumbs

Cablevision Claims They Are Not Lying Liars, But Mysteries Remain

noreply@blogger.com (The Cable Guy) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:26:00 +0000

Cablevision responded to our post chastising their attempt to force customer to upgrade to digital service by blaming the FCC. Cablevision admits that there is no connection between their unilateral business decision to cut channels and the FCC-mandated transition to digital television, but their statement leaves several questions unanswered. Read Cablevision's statement and our response, after the jump.
Cablevision writes:
"There is no direct connection between the digital transition of broadcast television stations that will occur across the nation in early 2009 and Cablevision's decision to transition away from the duplicate analog feeds of a certain number of channels that we already carry in digital format.Great! This fully supports what we wrote and is an important clarification for anyone who was confused by Cablevision's letter or their customer service representatives.
Unfortunately, Cablevision goes on to say:
Neither our customer service training, nor our customer communications, link the two in any way."Hold on. Let's immediately disprove the second assertion. We posted two recordings unequivocally showing that their "customer communication" blamed the FCC for the loss of analog programming.
As for Cablevision's training, we spoke with four customer service representatives and each one said the same thing. These weren't rogue agents conjuring up their own unsupportable explanations. Two CSRS put us on hold to consult their materials, came back, and repeated their assertions.
When we asked the agents to tell us who instructed them to mention the FCC, they expressly stated that they were following Cablevision's training. We strongly suspect that if we (or you) called back, we would again receive the exact same answer. Could all the agents have made the same mistake, and lied about their training? Absolutely, but Occam's Razor seems to shred any suggestion of a coincidence.
Cablevision admits that their agents repeatedly provided incorrect information. Two questions remain: Are they now lying about their training; and, how will the FCC admonish Cablevision for their deceptive and predatory behavior?

http://consumerist.com/381890/cablevision-claims-they-are-not-lying-liars-but-mysteries-remain

Optimum Commercial

noreply@blogger.com (The Cable Guy) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:39:00 +0000

In this original commercial you can see the flags that are beach towels. Cablevision had so many complaints about (1) the flag towels and (2) that the only flag that gets stepped on is the American flag that they had to change the flags to solid colors. So when you look at the commercials now you don't see the flags its just red towels.

MSG lifts curtain on new plan for The Garden

noreply@blogger.com (The Cable Guy) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:44:00 +0000

MSG lifts curtain on new plan for The Garden
Cablevision execs unveiled renovation plans for The Garden, but officials still hope to persuade them to build a new arena at Moynihan Station.
April 03. 2008 3:39PMBy: Erik Engquist
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden officials on Thursday unveiled details of the comprehensive renovation of the arena first announced last week. The top-to-bottom renovation will cost $500 million, paid for entirely by Cablevision, the Garden’s owner. The renovations are scheduled to be completed in time for the 2011-2012 Knicks and Rangers seasons.City and state officials still hope to persuade Cablevision to forsake the renovation and instead build a new arena across 8th Avenue in the west half of Moynihan Station, a planned train depot, so that Penn Station underneath the Garden may be completely renovated. But Garden officials appear gung-ho about the renovation which will transform every aspect of the arena, from the front entrance to the seating, concourses and bathrooms. Work will take place largely during the summers, so the Knicks and Rangers can continue to use the Garden.“This is all about enhancing our customer’s experiences,” said Garden vice chairman Hank Ratner.But the project would also enhance the Garden’s revenue, though company executives would not say by how much. Luxury suites will be moved from the highest reaches of the arena to mid-level and floor locations. Regular seating will also be enhanced, with grades raised 17% to improve sight lines and bring fans closer to the action. The concourses that encircle the seating area will be doubled in width affording fans views of 8th Avenue and concourse ceilings will be raised to almost twice their current height. Offices will be removed to create the space. Restroom area will be increased by 50%. The famous blue seats – inexplicably painted green some years ago – will be returned to their original color and a blue seat bar added to each side of the arena.

http://www.crainsnewyork.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080403/FREE/673679205/1058

Cablevision tried to telemarket Greg Scoblete phone service during a funeral

noreply@blogger.com (The Cable Guy) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:34:00 +0000

Greg Scoblete

Cablevision’s Tasteless Telemarketing March 27, 2008
Two days ago I attended a wake. During the wake my cellphone rang (well, buzzed actually.) I couldn’t answer the first call, but shortly thereafter it rang again. “Must be important,” I thought, ducking out of the room.

It turned out to be a Cablevision telemarketer trying to rope me into the triple play. Fair enough. I told the rep that I wasn’t interested in the triple play and in any event, I was at a wake.

“I understand that,” he said, “but I’ll have you off the phone in five minutes saving money on your long-distance bills.”

Whenever I’m at a funeral home, I try to keep the vulgarities to a tasteful minimum, so I didn’t blow up on the guy. But really, what kind of person hears and digests the fact that you’re at a wake and then still proceeds to try and sell you something?*

(*Other than the staff at the funeral home.)

Cablevision vs. Verizon: A cable TV turf war in Bayonne

noreply@blogger.com (The Cable Guy) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:26:00 +0000

Cablevision vs. Verizon: A cable TV turf war in Bayonne
Monday, March 31, 2008
By PAUL KOEPPJOURNAL STAFF WRITER
Competition is coming to Bayonne's cable TV market, but it might not bring lower rates.
Cablevision is looking to renew its municipal franchise when its current, non-exclusive eight-year deal ends in June. A public hearing was held last week, and a decision will be made next month.
At last week's meeting, council members said Cablevision is requesting a 15-year franchise, but they said they preferred something similar to the expiring deal, which includes a franchise fee - two percent of the $49.95 monthly basic cable rate - that is paid to the city.
The fee generates about $120,000 a year in revenue for the city, according to interim Mayor Terrence Malloy.
Meanwhile, Verizon has started wiring Bayonne with fiber optic lines in preparation for its entry into the cable TV market in July.
Due to a provision in 2006 state legislation authored in part by former Mayor and state Sen. Joseph Doria, the franchise fee for any service provider in Bayonne will jump to four percent once Verizon wires 60 percent of the city. So far, the company has built capacity to wire 5,200 households, or about 16 percent of those in Bayonne, and intends to eventually cover the whole city.
Verizon has a statewide contract, also based on Doria's legislation, that mandates the higher franchise fee for the company wherever it offers cable TV service.
Verizon's basic cable rate is $47.99, but a company spokesman said the vast majority of customers get a package that includes Internet and phone service and costs about $95.
Cablevision spokesman Don Viapree said at last week's meeting that the company was prepared for Verizon's advances onto its turf.
"We're well aware of that and we will step up to the plate," he said.

http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/index.ssf?/base/news-3/120694292815360.xml&coll=3

It's monkey business for the Knicks - Sports

noreply@blogger.com (The Cable Guy) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:02:00 +0000

It's monkey business for the Knicks - Sports

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Tips and Tricks

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Off The Record

noreply@blogger.com (The Cable Guy) — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:19:00 +0000

A place for Cablevision reps to let us know whats really going on .

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Cable Gone Wild

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