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DirecTV remains on the cutting edge.

DirecTV to Sell 'NFL Sunday Ticket' for Mobile Phones

(Bloomberg) -- DirecTV Group Inc., the largest U.S. satellite television service, will allow its "NFL Sunday Ticket" subscribers to watch next season's games on mobile phones as part of a $100 package.

Fans who pay $280 for National Football League games outside their home TV market can add access on handsets including Apple Inc.'s iPhone, El Segundo, California-based DirecTV said today on its Web site. The offer ends July 31.

The move comes as broadcasters and pay-TV operators look for ways to make money as viewers shift online.

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Keep in mind that DirecTV recently topped a customer service survey ranking.

DirecTV Sued by Consumer Over Pricey Early Cancellation Fees

May 22 (Bloomberg) -- DirecTV Group Inc., the largest U.S. satellite-TV provider, was sued by a New Jersey consumer who claims its early cancellation fees are "unlawfully high and inadequately disclosed."

The complaint claims DirecTV began on March 1, 2006, to lease equipment to consumers, and charged up to $470 for discontinuing service or failing to return equipment, according to the complaint in federal court in Newark, New Jersey.

"DirecTV uses this fee to coerce its subscribers into maintaining DirecTV service, even if the service is poor, or cannot be utilized by the customer," according to the May 15 complaint by consumer Lloyd Cadigan, which seeks class-action, or group status.

Read more on DirecTV's legal challenge.

For the ninth straight year, DirecTV, the El Segundo-based satellite TV service, scored higher for customer satisfaction than all other major cable TV and satellite companies.

The survey is the American Customer Satisfaction Index.