[tummyman]

Checked Fairpoint for phone/internet along with their Direct TV option. Would be less expensive by about $20 + a month with HD and good variety of channels. There is a little sacrifice in internet speed, but I do not think I'll notice it much since I use a wireless connection and speeds there are controlled by the wireless device. Anyway, if Time Warner does not put NECN back on, I am going to leave them. Decision is already made. Now I understand that this NECN removal also impacts the Berkshires in MA as well as ME and NH. My guess is this is all a ploy by Time Warner to get a better negotiation price out of NECN and if there is going to be any reconsideration, it will happen in the few weeks after Jan 1. Keep the pressure on by calling Time Warner and your local officials / politicians.