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US Cellular Refuses to pull Sinclair Ads

Tue Oct 19, 2004 at 03:21:13 PM PDT

I'm sure many others got this email from U.S. Cellular:

At U.S. Cellular, we strive to provide the very best in customer satisfaction and we appreciate your recent inquiry regarding Sinclair
Broadcasting Group.  As a non-partisan corporation, U.S. Cellular does not
take a position in the presidential race.  However, we believe the program "Stolen Honor" does not provide an optimal environment for our advertising.

Therefore, we have instructed Sinclair affiliates not to run U.S. Cellular commercial spots two hours before, during and after the program's airing.

We value your opinion and hope our response addresses your concerns.

Sincerely,

John E. Rooney
President & CEO
U.S. Cellular
corporate@uscellular.com

This is meaningless.  The money flow will continue from U.S. Cellular to Sinclair.  Just move the ads around a little.

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