Court Nixes Exclusive MDU Deals

Kelly M. Teal writes on exchange mag ( xchangemag.com) ,"Cablecos seeking customers in multidwelling units (MDUs) now will have to woo those potential users just like any other business trying to land a sale. In other words, the era of cable exclusivity in MDUs is extinct – that is, except for deals already in place. But for the most part, from here on out, operators will have to compete against telco and satellite for MDU tenants’ eyeballs, and property owners won’t be able to dictate who their occupants rely on for pay TV."

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Another thing for muni's to consider while companies like Verizon lobby to give themselves more of what seems to be an unfair edge over cable providers. Anyway, this does seem like it could open the door to LESS local programming in the long run.