Rosner Discusses Sorokin's Performance Against Flyers Friday marks the 31st consecutive day that New York Islanders [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-islanders/] fans, along with fans of the New York Rangers, New Jersey Devils, and New York Knicks with Altice, have been unable to watch their favorite sports team. In an effort to compensate paying Optimum customers for their inability to watch MSG Networks, Congressman Pat Ryan and Senator Chris Murphy introduced the "Stop Sports Blackouts Act," which will force cable companies to refund customers for television blackouts. Here's a portion of the press release: A copy of the legislation can be found HERE [https://patryan.house.gov/stopsportsblackoutsact]. MSG Networks remains willing to negotiate, even if it's just a short-term extension: In a previous press release by Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis of New York and Congressman Jefferson Van Drew of New Jersey, they shared the following statement: "Consumers should not pay the same fees for diminished service, and providers should proactively issue rebates when significant content…is removed.’ Instead, Altice is pocketing the money to the tune of more than $120 million in annual fees they should be reimbursing customers for the MSG Networks and other programming they are no longer carrying. They have already taken more than $5M in just two weeks by cutting off MSG Networks and keeping their subscribers’ money. This is unacceptable." When will this finally end? And when will Altice bring MSG Networks back to their sports crazed customers? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stay updated with the most interesting Islanders stories, analysis, breaking news and more! Tap the star to add us to your favorites on Google News [https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMK-q0gsw7sXpAw/sections/CAQqEAgAKgcICjCvqtILMO7F6QMwpuDfCA?ceid=CA:en&oc=3] to never miss a story.
