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The suit seeks class-action status on behalf of other bars and restaurants that subscribe to Sunday Ticket, monetary damages and a court order forbidding the exclusive deal.
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Calls to the NFL and DirecTV weren't immediately returned.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — DirecTV's exclusive right to broadcast certain NFL games is an illegal monopoly that raises costs for bars and restaurants, a San Francisco bar says in a lawsuit against the league and the satellite TV provider.
"DirecTV's arrangement with the NFL allows the defendants to restrict the output of,Discount NFL Jerseys, and raise the prices for, the live broadcast of NFL Sunday afternoon out of market games," the lawsuit says.
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Last month,Wholesale Jerseys USA, football fans filed their own antitrust lawsuit in federal court in California seeking to end DirecTV's requirement that customers buy all games if they want to see their favorite teams. |
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