Cable gets zapped: a wave of consumer protest prompts Rogers to rethink the launch of new channels

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Rogers Cablesystems Ltd backed off from its original plan to automatically invoke a rate increase of $2.65 per month for seven new Canadian-content cable channels. Thousands of cable customers protested the use of negative option marketing, and some politicians are considering banning the practice.

Canada, Prices and rates, Cable television, Telecommunications systems, Rogers Cablesystems Ltd.

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Hard bodies and hard spiking

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The sport of beach volleyball originated in the 1950s and will, for the first time, be an Olympic event in the Summer 1996 Olympic Games. Canadians John Child and Mark Heese have a chance at a medal. They are currently ranked fifth worldwide.

Cover Story, Competitions, College sports, Olympics, Canadians, 1996 AD, Beach volleyball

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