Adolescents and young adults also should be aware of other ways to reduce
their risk of contracting the disease , such as not sharing items that touch a
person's mouth like cups, utensils and water bottles. "While
competition will certainly bring more choices to American consumers, the root
causes of this problem need to be addressed as well.

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" The BULLETIN also
shows that this particular driver of "forced bundling " is "resistant to
competitive entry.

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About the National Meningitis Association

The National Meningitis Association (NMA) is a nonprofit organization
founded by parents of children who have died or suffered long-term effects of
meningococcal meningitis.
The POLICY BULLETIN explores the incentives of video service providers to
package popular, non-controversial programming like news and sports in "take-
it-or-leave-it" bundles containing programming that parents believe is not
suitable for their children. Without an adequate market mechanism for consumers to
convey their preferences fully, intervention may be needed.

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org."
"Too many parents are faced with the Hobson's choice that to watch
educational and informative channels, they have to open the doors of their
houses to programming that is not family friendly," said Phoenix Center
Resident Scholar and co-author of the BULLETIN Thomas M.

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As parents of children who have died or suffered long -term effects of this
disease, NMA regards these new recommendations as an important step towards
minimizing the threat of meningococcal disease among adolescents and young
adults. It is believed that up to 80 percent of meningococcal meningitis
cases among adolescents and young adults are potentially vaccine-preventable. However unlike
the flu, the disease can progress rapidly and within hours of initial
symptoms, may cause hearing loss, brain damage, limb amputation and even
death. Those profits include
advertising revenues and programming licensing considerations, which, in
essence , require that popular programming networks be bundled with new and
niche channels."
A copy of the full BULLETIN, A La Carte and "Family Tiers" as a Response
to a Market Defect in the Multichannel Video Programming Market, may be
downloaded free from the Phoenix Center's web page at:
http: //www.phoenix-center.org/PolicyBulletin/PCPB14Final.

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Once parents are made aware there is a
vaccine to help prevent meningococcal disease -- something we at NMA didn't
learn until it was too late -- we hope they will consider immunization.pdf.

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Symptoms include high fever, headache, stiff neck, confusion , nausea,
vomiting and exhaustion.

Programmers and Advertisers Drive 'Forced Bundling' of Video Channels

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S. Adolescents and
young adults should seek medical attention immediately if they notice
unusually sudden or severe symptoms of the disease.

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New Meningococcal Immunization Recommendations Seek To Protect Adolescents And College Students From Potentially Fatal Meningococcal Disease

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The Phoenix Center's BULLETIN does not make any specific policy
recommendation, but it does review a variety of policy options.

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The Phoenix Center is an international, non-profit 501(c) (3) organization
that studies broad public-policy issues related to governance, social and
economic conditions, with a particular emphasis on the law and economics of
regulated industries.

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Meningococcal meningitis, although rare, is devastating because early
symptoms resemble the flu, making it difficult to recognize." The study
argues that policymakers should consider and address the root causes and
explore whether policies may be necessary to help American families avoid
programming they find objectionable. "Bundles of
video programming including objectionable programming may be the result of the
economic motives of programmers and advertisers, and not necessarily the
desires of consumers .
According to the study's other co-author and Phoenix Center Chief
Economist Dr.

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Every parent knows that this is a real problem, and it
is time we analyze the root cause and possible solutions with dispassionate
and serious analysis.

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For more information about NMA and the organization's activities, or to
contact a member of NMA, please call 1-866-FONE-NMA (1-866-366-3662 ) or visit
http://www.

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nmaus. Phoenix Center Study Says 'Market Defect' May be Reason Why Consumers are
Required to Purchase Objectionable Programming

WASHINGTON, A new study by the Phoenix Center says
that forced "bundles" of video programming sold by cable and satellite
companies may be the result of public policy and a "market defect."
"The Phoenix Center is a strong supporter of policies that will open the
video market to new competition because that delivers important benefits to
consumers," Phoenix Center President Lawrence J.

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Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) new
meningococcal immunization recommendations, issued February 10. In later stages, a rash may appear."
The BULLETIN employs an economic model that shows that the "content, size
and price of expanded basic tiers is not solely the result of MVPDs providing
to consumers programming that consumers demand. As a result, American
families are often faced with the unpleasant reality that in order to obtain
access to programming they may desire, they may be required to subscribe to
programming that they do not want their children to see. These options
included a la carte and "family tier" requirements, reform of federal
broadcast retransmission consent rules, and "anti-tying" measures, which
restrict the ability of program providers to link access to one network to an
agreement to carry a second network on a particular tier.

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George Ford: "We need to leave the ideological ramblings on this
issue to the bloggers.

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Meningococcal meningitis, caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis, is a
dangerous, potentially fatal bacterial infection that strikes nearly 3,000
Americans each year.
Immunization is the best method of protection against meningococcal
disease.

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The
recommendations state young adolescents at the pre-adolescent visit (11-12
year old), adolescents at high school entry (15 year old) and college freshmen
living in dormitories should be immunized against meningococcal meningitis.

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, The National Meningitis
Association (NMA) applauds the U. "Research shows adolescents and young adults are at increased risk
for meningococcal disease and more likely to die as a result of the disease
than younger children or older adults.
According to the BULLETIN: "MVPDs do not create their tiers of programming
solely by reference to what consumers want to watch (or not watch) -- an MVPD
establishes tiers in order to maximize profits.

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The BULLETIN shows that tying policies and
advertising incentives can lead multichannel video programming distributors
("MVPDs") to ignore consumers' desires. Koutsky .

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National Meningitis Association (NMA) Applauds CDC's Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices (ACIP) Recommendation to Immunize Adolescents and
College Freshmen against Meningococcal Disease

LEXINGTON PARK, Md."
In particular, adolescents and young adults are at an increased risk of
contracting the disease due to certain lifestyle factors, such as crowded
living conditions, move to a new residence, attendance at a new school with
students from geographically diverse areas, sharing beverages or utensils,
going to bars, active or passive smoking and irregular sleeping patterns.

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"The NMA believes these new recommendations will help save the lives of
teens and college students across the country," said Lynn Bozof, NMA executive
director. NMA's mission is to educate families, medical
professionals and others about bacterial meningitis and prevention approaches
to the disease.

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