Updated...Comcast favors Fox News, charges $204 more for MSNBC package. ACTION NEEDED.

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Wednesday August 12, 2009 · 3:22 PM PDT

2009/08/12 · 15:22

I can not stress enough that this is my first diary, so I hope you guys think it is worthy! (And if not, please go easy on me.)

A fellow progressive alerted me today about a highly discriminatory new practice being implemented by Comcast. I told him I would post something on Kos since he is not currently active here. From what I can tell, this applies to all Comcast customers, not just those in my (quite red) area of Jacksonville, Florida.

As of 8.12.09, Comcast has moved MSNBC from its Digital Starter Package to its Digital Classic Lineup while leaving Fox News on the Starter package. What this means is that one now has to pay an additional $17 per month ($204 per year) to view anything progressive enough to even remotely balance out FNC's right wing extremism (although, let's be honest, MSNBC could install Castro himself in Tweety's time slot and still not provide sufficient balance for the far-right insanity that is Beck/Billo/Hannity).

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