I sent a rather derogatory message to AT&T about the cancellation of NEWSMAX and OAN by DIRECTV. I told them in the clearest way possible, that because NEWSMAX and OAN had been dropped, I would, therefore, be dropping AT&T. I canceled the cell service recently, at the time of its renewal due date. Perhaps others, maybe many others, did as well? I reminded them of alternatives that are available to the consumer, such as Patriot Mobile and Pure Talk. Goodbye.
In hindsight (20-20) I could have toned down my angry response by half.
Go woke, go broke!
And now for the rest of the story...
Between NEWSMAX’s and DIRECTV’s explanations, the cancellation was NOT over a political bias. (Make them feel the heat!)
EXCERPT:
START >>> This agreement marks DIRECTV’s latest successful resolution of a carriage dispute, an unfortunate but increasingly frequent occurrence involving nearly every pay TV and streaming provider attempting to keep rising consumer costs in check. Over the past five years alone, the industry has endured no less than 140 distinct disputes pitting programmers or station groups against their primary distributors. While some resolve in as little as a few hours to days or weeks, others last several months to more than a year. During that same timeframe, DIRECTV has resolved public disputes with approximately 50 programmers or station groups, typically lasting a few days or weeks, but routinely extending to several months in some instances. <<< END
Perhaps, between patron responses and seeing how other corporations experienced slumpings sales in a backlash to the viral wokism, consuming upper management’s thought processes and decision-making abilities, cooler heads prevailed, and resolving contract disputes (in this case) accelerated?
Cowboy up! Eagles up! freepersup!
Good for you,freepersup!
Don’t apologize for the angry communication—they need to see how wrong they are.
I’m old enough to remember when cable TV was sold as not having advertising.