AT&T, Univision Blaming Each Other for U-verse Blackout
Failed Univision/AT&T carriage talks resulted in a Univision blackout on AT&T's U-verse, with each side blaming the other. In a statement Friday, Univision claimed racial "redlining" of its audience and said AT&T's "discriminatory behavior is preventing Hispanic America from receiving…
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content and information ... which is especially vital in this election year. In our case, it's simple: we must receive fair compensation, on par with English language broadcasters." AT&T in a statement said Univision "has blocked our U-verse customers from receiving most of their channels. This is about nothing more than Univision demanding we pay an outrageous price increase. We are fighting for all of our customers to keep what Univision charges at a reasonable amount." AT&T also said Spanish-language channels "are important to us and our customers. That’s why we carry 78 Spanish-language channels.”