IOWA CITY -- The UI Department of Intercollegiate Athletics was informed this afternoon that discussions between Mediacom and the Big Ten Network about distribution of the new television network inside the state of Iowa were suspended and will resume on Monday.

"Despite the best efforts of everyone involved, the representatives of the Big Ten Network and Mediacom agreed to suspend discussions and to assemble on Monday. We are disappointed, of course, but remain committed to providing access to the Big Ten Network to all Iowans." UI Director of Athletics Gary Barta

"Despite the best efforts of everyone involved, the representatives of the Big Ten Network and Mediacom agreed to suspend discussions and to assemble on Monday. We are disappointed, of course, but remain committed to providing access to the Big Ten Network to all Iowans," said UI Director of Athletics Gary Barta.

Tonight's debut appearance of the University of Iowa football team on the Big Ten Network will be available as part of the basic level of service on more than 50 locally-owned and locally-operated cable television systems across the state and to friends and fans of the UI, the Big Ten Conference and college football across the nation on DirecTV and Dish Network.

BIG TEN NETWORK
Cable Television System Partners in Iowa

Iowa Network Services dba Mahaska/South Slope/Liberty
Des Moines

Cedar Falls Utilities
Cedar Falls

ImOn Communications (purchased McLeod USA)
Cedar Rapids

Muscatine Power & Water
Muscatine

Premier Communications
Sioux Center

Hospers Telephone Company
Hospers

University of Iowa
Iowa City

Spencer Municipal Utilities
Spencer

Farmer's Mutual Telephone dba Omnitel
Rudd

Shellsburg Cablevision, Inc. dba USA Communications
Shellsburg

Panora Telecomm Inc.
Panora

The Community Agency
Sanborn

Walnut Telephone Company
Walnut

Algona Municiapl Utilities
Algona

Independence Communications
Independence

Harlan Municipal Utilities
Harlan

Butler Bremer Mutual Telco
Plainfield

Huxley Communications
Huxley

Grundy Center Municipal
Grundy Center

Montezuma Telephone & Cable
Montezuma

Milford Cable TV
Milford

ProVision dba Vision Systems LLC
Des Moines

Partner Communications Inc
Gilman

Lehigh Services
Lehigh

Inter-County Cable
Brooklyn

Wilton Telephone Company dba WTC Communications
Wilton

Marne & Elk Horn Telephone
Elkhorn

Clarence Cablevision
Clarence

City of Hawarden
Hawarden

Farmer's Mutual Telephone Company
Jesup

Dixon Telephone Company
Dixon

Northeast Iowa Telephone
Monona

Griswold Cooperative Telephone Company
Griswold

Mediapolis Cablevision
Mediapolis

Manning Municipal Communications
Manning

Laurens Municipal Communications Utility
Laurens

Altatec dba Alta Municipal Utility
Alta

Ogden Telephone Company
Ogden

Mechanicsville Cablevision
Mechanicsville

South Benton Cablevision
Keystone

L N Satellite Comm. Co
Lost Nation

East Buchanon Telephone
Winthrop

Atkins Cablevision
Atkins

Dumont Telephone Company
Dumont

Van Horne Cablevision
Van Horne

Baldwin Cablevision
Baldwin

Signal Inc.
West Bend

Video Services Ltd.
Bode

LaMotte Telephone Company
LaMotte

Local Interest Cable Company
Fairfield

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