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ESPN Weighs Wireless Subsidies For Users
- The Wall Street Journal, Friday, May 10, 2013 12:01 PM
To ensure mobile users can watch all the streaming content they can stomach, ESPN has reportedly discussed subsidizing wireless connectivity on behalf of its users with at least one major U.S.
carrier. More broadly, “some media companies whose mobile content gets a lot of traffic are considering arrangements with wireless carriers that would ensure their users can watch, surf and play
as much as they want without being hit with stiff overage charges,” The Wall Street Journal reports.
