--------------------------------------------------------------------- The Evening Bridge - December 01, 2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP STORY -- Cablevision Chair Charles Dolan said he agrees with FCC Chairman Kevin Martin's assertion that the opportunity to purchase programming 'a la carte' would be in the consumers' best interests. "We do not believe that selling programming a la carte will be detrimental to programmers or cable operators," he said in a release. "A la carte will result in a more affordable service for all with more programming options." For more on this story, see tomorrow's http://www.skyreport.com.
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