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Cable providers, Big Ten in standoff

In a little more than two months, the Big Ten Network, a channel devoted to Big Ten sports, will go on the air from a Chicago studio.

How much extra would you be willing to pay each month for the Big Ten Network: $0; $1; $2; $3; or, more?
September Saturdays without Badger football are like the Fourth of July without fireworks.

But just as the NFL Network left many sports fans unsure whether their cable operator carried the network’s slate of games last season, the Big Ten Network is in position to bring about a similar situation for its fans.