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Richard Blumenthal: Is it fair to blackout games after driving up those costs to the fans of, in effect, buying the cable services?

On the recordDecember 3, 2014
Is it fair to blackout games after driving up those costs to the fans of, in effect, buying the cable services?
Said by
Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Blumenthal questions the fairness of blackouts given rising cable costs for consumers.

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