“The world is changing…. I don't, as a consumer, want advertising that's not relevant. If we're going to take a side let's take the side of the consumer.”

— Charlie Ergen

Interview with CNBC's Julia Boostin http://www.cnbc.com/id/100451269 (1995)

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