According to US press reports, the NFL Network encouraged Comcast's subscribers to drop their service in favour of DirecTV and Dish Network satellite providers because Comcast refused to carry the channel in its basic cable package.
Comcast says that the 70 cent monthly increase its basic subscribers would incur if the channel was included in its basic package is not justified, and therefore relegated the channel to the sports tier.
Other major cable providers, like Time Warner, Charter Communications, Cablevision, Bright House Networks, Suddenlink, and Mediacom Communications have chosen not to carry the Network.
