That list currently consists of Mediacom and Verizon FiOS, but it may grow in the future.

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Mandel, chief negotiating officer for MediaCom, a New York company that buys ad time for marketers.

FORBES: Overcooked

Only a handful of channels from each media conglomerate are "priced really exorbitantly, " said Thomas Larsen, group vice president of legal and public affairs at Mediacom.

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Mandel, chief negotiating officer for MediaCom.

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Mandel, a director of MediaCom.

FORBES: Out of the Gutter

Unlike the previous two mediums, this particular one is home to a plethora of rivals including Bright House Networks, Cox Communications, Mediacom, Time Warner Cable (Disclosure: Engadget is part of the Time Warner family), Comcast, Wide Open West, RCN, SuddenLink and Charter -- and we're just getting warmed up.

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