On 6/5/2010, I signed a 24-month agreement with Dish Network LLC on the assumption that they would continue providing access to my regional sports network, Fox Sports Southwest, which had been a part of Dish Network's offerings since the company started. The Fox Sports Southwest programming represents approximately 90 percent of the content that I watched on Dish. On 10/1/2010, after a disagreement with the Fox News Corporation, Dish eliminated all Fox Sports regional sports networks, including Fox Sports Southwest.

In order to get this programming back, I am forced to cancel my Dish Network subscription and switch to DirecTV or Time-Warner cable; however, Dish will not allow me to exit my contract with them without incurring the $10 a month penalty for every month I have left on the 24 month contract. Currently, this amounts to $200. This is patently unfair, since at the time I signed the contract, I had a reasonable expectation of continued access to the Fox Sport programming.

I have attempted to get Dish to waive the penalty, but so far they have not agreed.