Comcast Wins Stay of FCC Tennis Channel Order

Channel loses out on wider distribution for U.S. Open

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Roger Federer and Serena Williams are going to be tough to find next week for tennis fans who subscribe to Comcast. That's because the Tennis Channel is going to remain in Comcast's lesser trafficked, high-channel-number sports tier—at least for a little while.

Score match for Comcast, which won its request for a stay against the Federal Communications Commission's recent decision that would force the MSO to move the Tennis Channel to a more widely distributed tier on its cable lineup.

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