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DirecTV Allows Some NFL Refunds After Anthem Controversy

posted by Fnord666 on Friday September 29 2017, @03:03PM   Printer-friendly
from the have-a-seat dept.

realDonaldTrump writes:

DirecTV is allowing at least some customers to cancel subscriptions to its Sunday Ticket package of NFL games and obtain refunds, if they cite players' national anthem protests as the reason for discontinuing service, customer service representatives said Tuesday.

Under Sunday Ticket's regular policy, refunds are not to be given once the season is underway. But the representatives said they are making exceptions this season -- which began in September -- because of the controversy over the protests, in which players kneel or link arms during the national anthem.

Spokesmen for DirecTV-parent AT&T Inc. (T) and the National Football League declined to comment.

http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2017/09/26/directv-allows-some-nfl-refunds-after-anthem-controversy.html

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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by Thexalon on Friday September 29 2017, @05:50PM (1 child)

    by Thexalon (636) on Friday September 29 2017, @05:50PM (#574955)

    As it turns out, the US Department of Defense pays the NFL for "patriotic" displays before football games.

    This worries me, because I can't tell if it is a 'Poe' or not.

    Senators John McCain and Jeff Flake (both R-AZ) did some digging into Pentagon spending and found out about this along with other wasteful spending. They made it public 2 years ago [nj.com].

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  • (Score: 1) by Sulla on Friday September 29 2017, @06:06PM

    by Sulla (5173) on Friday September 29 2017, @06:06PM (#574964) Journal

    Interesting.. Would love to see this cut from the budget to save some money.

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