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Ummm... I think FOX may be the bad guy in this one.

FOX wants to charge them $1 per subscriber for their FREE, OVER-THE-AIR local channel. FOX charges other cable companies about 25 cents per subscriber.

How much do ABC, CBS and NBC charge Time-Warner per subscriber? That's the only valid comparison. And I'd bet it is at least $1 per subscriber.

For many years, Fox has lived with a lower rate of remuneration, because they were in the process of building their audience and expanding distribution.

Fox is now in a position to capitalize on the groundwork they've laid with superior programming that has captured a higher share of audience. They are perfectly within their business rights to demand compensation equivalent to -- if not greater than -- the other networks.

In the end, Times-Warner dare not drop any of the Fox programming.

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For many years, Fox has lived with a lower rate of remuneration, because they were in the process of building their audience and expanding distribution...

I think on some systems they actually paid to have FoxNews carried.