Corporate
Oct. 25, 2007
Class Action Takes on Cable 'Bundling'
A veteran antitrust attorney could transform the cable industry with a federal class action that strikes at the very way it does business. The suit charges that the industry runs a "cartel" by offering consumers only prepackaged tiers of bundled channels, rather than allowing consumers to choose and pay for the channels they want, known as "a la carte" channel choice.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - A veteran antitrust attorney could transform the cable industry with a federal class action lawsuit that strikes at the very way it does business.
The suit, filed in late September on behalf of cable customers across the country, charges that the industry runs a "cartel" by only offering consumers prepackaged tiers of bundl...
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