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The two dominant satellite TV companies have failed to demonstrate how their proposed merger is in the public interest and have instead shown a disturbing tendency to contradict on core consumer protection issues, the National Rural TelecommunicationsCooperative (NRTC) said.
In extensive comments filed today with the Federal CommunicationsCommission (FCC), NRTC urged the agency to reject the proposed merger ofEchoStar Communications and Hughes Electronics (DirecTV), citing severeimplications for consumers.
NRTC, a leading advocate for rural consumers, responded specifically to a litany of inaccurate and contradictory claims made by the companies in recent months. The centerpiece of the NRTC document is a six-page "Flip-Flop Chart" that documents at least 22 occasions on which the companies made conflicting statements about material issues central to the merger. For example:
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In extensive comments filed today with the Federal CommunicationsCommission (FCC), NRTC urged the agency to reject the proposed merger ofEchoStar Communications and Hughes Electronics (DirecTV), citing severeimplications for consumers.
NRTC, a leading advocate for rural consumers, responded specifically to a litany of inaccurate and contradictory claims made by the companies in recent months. The centerpiece of the NRTC document is a six-page "Flip-Flop Chart" that documents at least 22 occasions on which the companies made conflicting statements about material issues central to the merger. For example:
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