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Scottsboro, Ala., Utility's Cable TV Option Lowers Bills, Raises Debate.
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Byline: Dave Flessner
Oct. 10--SCOTTSBORO, Ala.--Jackie Bass must get his local television news from stations more than 50 miles away in either Chattanooga or Huntsville.
But the price the Scottsboro homeowner pays for his TV service is at least a third less than what most cable customers pay in those bigger cities.
"We've got a lot cheaper cable TV here than most towns around us," said Mr. Bass, who has switched twice between the two competing ca...
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Scottsboro, Ala., Utility's Cable TV Option Lowers Bills, Raises Debate.
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; Byline: Dave Flessner Oct. 10--SCOTTSBORO, Ala.--Jackie Bass must get his local television news from stations more than 50 miles away in either Chattanooga or Huntsville. But the price the Scottsboro homeowner pays for his ...
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