"If some sort of accord, temporary or permanent, is not reached soon, Cablevision subscribers in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Long Island and other parts of the tri-state area could be without the Oscars tonight."
"Many New Yorkers had faced a blank television screen instead of red-carpet Oscars glamour until 12 minutes into one of the most-watched televised events in the U.S. as both sides argued publicly over who was responsible for more than 3 million homes missing the event."
"The BGP Best External feature is an essential component of the prefix independent (PIC) edge for both Internet access and MPLS VPN scenarios makes alternate paths available in the network in the active-backup topology."