From: don.p.del.grande@gmail.com   
      
   > The theory I heard re:the ACC was that the ACC’s ESPN contract requires or    
   > somehow incents ESPN to get the ACCN on basic cable in every state where    
   > the ACC operates. California has a *lot* of cable households.    
   >    
   > No, I don’t know how a contract between the ACC and ESPN can force a cable    
   > carrier to add ACCN on the basic tier. I don’t really know the details of    
   > how the ACC/ESPN deal works.    
      
   On Xfinity, ACC is on what is one level above basic in ACC states. ("Basic" is   
   just the local channels and maybe an RSN. ACC Network is on the same level as   
   CNN and ESPN would be.) Trying to get it on basic may be one of the reasons it   
   took years for    
   Xfinity to include the channel at all in the first place.   
      
   Of course, Comcast may claim that it had no idea that the ACC would include   
   California at some point, and take the ACC to court over this. You have to   
   remember that Comcast has to pay for every household that has the channel,   
   whether or not anyone there    
   will ever actually watch it. (Ever wonder why cable packages have 100+   
   channels rather than letting you pick and choose which ones you want? This is   
   why.)   
      
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