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Message: [QUOTE="kibblesnbits, post: 4758663, member: 97"] Yes, but what does statewide carriage mean? Does it mean that ACCN has to be treated like ESPN/ESPN2 (in all base packages other than the stripped entry points that primarily offer the equivalent of over the air coverage) or can it be in a sports add-on? I just checked the Spectrum (Charter) offerings in the San Antonio suburb of Castle Hills, TX (zip 78213) and none of the general digital packages include ACCN. Of course they include the SEC Network (UT and T A&M are overwhelmingly the most popular in the state), but you have to buy the Sports Add-on pack to get the ACC. It's actually a bargain at $7 per month as it also includes the MLB, NFL, NHL and NBA networks, but I'll still bet less than 1/2 of subscribers take it. Not everyone is a big sports fan like the Boneyarders and cable companies have pretty much reached the limit on saddling all of their customers with Disney/ESPN's rates. I see that my Spectrum package no longer includes Disney's Freeform channel (orginally The Family Channel) so Disney accepted some cuts in the deal. Spectrum was about 20% of Freeform's viewers. Did they risk alienating more subscribers and accept offering cuts so they could force the ACCN on more people that don't want it? [/QUOTE]