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Verizon pushes for Knicks, Rangers HD broadcasts for FiOS

Verizon Thursday renewed its call on the federal government to force Cablevision Systems Corp. to sell high-definition feeds of New York Knicks and Rangers games to Verizon for broadcast on the telephone company's rival FiOS cable television service.

The programming now is shared in standard definition, but Verizon argues that high definition has become a "must have" for sports fans.

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