Response From Rebecca Campbell, President and General Manager of WABC-TV, to Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Representative Joe Barton's Letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski That Was Issued Yesterday Evening:

NEW YORK, March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- "In his letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, Representative Joe Barton, Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, made clear the vital importance of market-based negotiations in preserving viewers' interests in a competitive and diverse media marketplace. Unfortunately, Cablevision's refusal to reach a fair and reasonable agreement and its recent efforts to undermine the negotiation process runs counter to that principle. We thank Ranking Member Barton for standing up for our viewers."

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