Consumers 'Caught in the Middle' of Verizon/Cox Media Retrans Fight, Markey Says
Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., urged Verizon and Cox Media Group to resolve a retransmission consent dispute affecting some 400,000 households in Massachusetts. “For many Massachusetts consumers, Black Friday was preceded by blackout Thursday and could be followed by further programming…
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blackouts until Cox Media Group and Verizon come to agreement,” Markey said in a statement Monday. “That's not right -- the consumer shouldn't be caught in the middle. I urge both sides to continue working to resolve this dispute so consumers can access all of the programming they have paid for and expect from their video provider.” He had tweeted about his dismay Friday, arguing that consumers shouldn’t be “caught in [the] middle” of the fight.