Real Facts About Pegasus Satellite

It is scandalous what DIRECTV and Dish Network has tried to do
to Pegasus Satellite because Pegasus refused to sell to DIRECT TV.
Why isn't the FTC stopping what DIRECTV and Dish are doing!

You should read this story.

http://www.dldewey.com/jun04.htm

Who cares about a satellite reselling middleman corporation?!

Sarah Miller wrote:
You should read this story.
http://www.dldewey.com/jun04.htm

How did you find this guy? A web page with a "column" every few months?
This is nonsensical ranting, not reporting.
Dennis Miller is more balanced, and he calls his diatribes ranting.

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Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8-122.5

Why would anyone object to a change that results in a reduction
of monthly service cost?

You should read the news items he
http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/aboutus/Headlines.jsp
starting with one dated 4/14/04. A Federal court jury
ruled against Pegasus.

"Sarah Miller" wrote in message om...
It is scandalous what DIRECTV and Dish Network has tried to do
to Pegasus Satellite because Pegasus refused to sell to DIRECT TV.
Why isn't the FTC stopping what DIRECTV and Dish are doing!

You should read this story.

http://www.dldewey.com/jun04.htm

Jack Ak wrote:
Why would anyone object to a change that results in a reduction
of monthly service cost?

To say we should squash it just because it will save the consumers money
isn't fair to the stockholders that risked the initial investment.

Fortunately, even though I live in a rather rural area, I am not served by
Pegasus.

If Pegasus actually did put up front money in return for being able to
"service" satellite users in certain areas, and now DirecTV thinks they
ought to sell out their deal, then Pegasus would have every right to ignore
the requests of DirecTV.

Perhaps the deal could have been structured so that Pegasus worked on a
reduced price from DTV so that their customers didn't pay extra, but that
isn't the way it worked.

Part of what I see is that Pegasus was willing to roll trucks into rural
communities for the subsidized installations that DirecTV didn't want to
do. Of course, now that all of that physical plant is in place, there is
no incremental cost differential in providing the signal, and DirecTV
thinks that rural America is a fine place to do business.

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Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8-122.5

Just think if DIRECTV gets their way with
Pegasus and drives Pegasus out of business. Then there will only be
(2) satellite services. I hate to think shortly after that what all
of us will then be be paying...both DirectTV and Dish will start
gouging all subscribers then!

Second, as the columnist wrote in his column,

"Yes, Pegasus may have been charging slightly more than DIRECT TV,
however, DIRECT TV did not expend the financial resources in
developing this large rural market which was expensive. Therefore,
they had higher operations cost than DIRECT TV did by DIRECT TV
employees driving to a city street address. Some people in rural
areas live 30-50 miles away from large cities and this was Pegasus
higher operation costs to service and develope this market. Pegasus
is entitled to this. They built the market in these rural areas which
DIRECT TV did not want to go to the expense of. But now...DIRECT TV
sure wants that revenue without having to pay for this developed
market."

Is that fair for DIRECT TV to use these tactics to get this revenue
and not paid for the development of it!

You need to read this entire article, I'm glad I did.

Cynical Take Over Attempt Of
Goliath - DIRECT TV
Of Little David Pegasus Satellite

http://www.dldewey.com/jun04.htm

I do not care about what the facts concerning Pegasus are........in
fact,I hope all the stockholders in that corporation take it in the
proverbial "shorts".As far as I can tell,Pegasus used DirecTV as a
program source.I have always disliked parasitical corporations
(middlemen) and Pegasus seems to be one.Good riddance if true.

"Sarah Miller" wrote in message om...
Just think if DIRECTV gets their way with
Pegasus and drives Pegasus out of business. Then there will only be
(2) satellite services. I hate to think shortly after that what all
of us will then be be paying...both DirectTV and Dish will start
gouging all subscribers then!

Second, as the columnist wrote in his column,

"Yes, Pegasus may have been charging slightly more than DIRECT TV,
however, DIRECT TV did not expend the financial resources in
developing this large rural market which was expensive. Therefore,
they had higher operations cost than DIRECT TV did by DIRECT TV
employees driving to a city street address. Some people in rural
areas live 30-50 miles away from large cities and this was Pegasus
higher operation costs to service and develope this market. Pegasus
is entitled to this. They built the market in these rural areas which
DIRECT TV did not want to go to the expense of. But now...DIRECT TV
sure wants that revenue without having to pay for this developed
market."

That "large rural market" is less than 10 percent of the DirecTV subscriber base.

The brand those rural customers have is DirecTV or Dish Network not Pegasus.
How many satellites does Pegasus or NRTC own and operate?

DirecTV employees don't drive to city street addresses. In the
metropolitan areas independent contractors do all dish installations.
I suspect that anyone who has the skills needed to maintain
farm equipment could perform a dish installation.

I can't drive a tractor or harvester, but I have installed
two satellite dishes without any help. DirecTV doesn't require
a professional installer for satellite dish installations.

The way you are complaining, one might think you work for NRTC or Pegasus
or have a financial interest in one of those companies.

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Sarah Miller wrote:

No, I am not complaining and to make sure that no on accuses me of why
I am defending Pegasus, I am not a Pegasus employee or stockholder.

You don't say whether or not you're an employee of a company that
Pegasus has hired to do PR, though. Or whether you have some similar
consulting relationship with them.

Thank God for journalists like Mr. Dewey that has the courage to write
about such things when the major media doesn't because they are
controlled, and no I am not a conspiracy nut. We all know that.

I don't understand why you keep talking about Mr. Dewey as though he
isn't someone you know.


Patty

Sarah Miller wrote:

No, I am not complaining and to make sure that no on accuses me of why
I am defending Pegasus, I am not a Pegasus employee or stockholder.
Why is it when anyone tries to provide information about the real
truth of matters, someone has to accuse them of having a motive or say
they are complaining.

True. Any critisism of DISH or DirecTV usually draws the retort "You
must work for the cable company."