Telcos assure fans they will be able to catch all EPL games IF...

ALL content used in this not-for-profit blog remain the property of their respective owners.
http://www.todayonline.com/sports/football/telcos-assure-fans-they-will-be-able-catch-all-epl-games

The bickering between SingTel and StarHub appears to have abated for now.

Both companies yesterday pledged to double their efforts to ensure that customers will be able to catch the first match of the 2013/14 season — Liverpool vs Stoke City at 7.45pm — on their StarHub set-top boxes in time.

The telcos have also extended the deadline for the EPL cross-carriage service from Monday to Thursday, 4pm to allow for last-minute customer sign-ups.

The disagreement between both companies had started on Monday, with StarHub accusing its rival of compromising the interest of EPL fans by not delivering the provisioning orders despite SingTel starting sales on Aug 1.

SingTel responded by saying that it had sent the orders by the agreed Aug 12 deadline, five days before the start of the season. This, in turn, was disputed by StarHub.

The development is the latest in an ongoing tussle between both telcos, which have been trying to draw customers with their respective rebate plans after SingTel lost its appeal last month to avoid sharing exclusive EPL broadcast rights with StarHub for the next three seasons.