John Rigas

* I believe your April 3 article on Adelphia’s CEO, “A Mogul Broadcasts His Morals,” would be better titled “CEO Broadcasts His Prejudices.” As a former stockholder and senior manager of both Century and Adelphia, I am very familiar with the stance that John Rigas has taken against adult programming and several other issues because of his so-called morality code. Is this the same code that “morally” allows him to run a company that has an embarrassing absence of black, Asian, Hispanic or female senior management? Is this the same code that allows him to create and control a “Stepford Village” environment in his company town of Coudersport, Pa.?

Perhaps Rigas, as he does in his town, would also like to select the movie that my wife and I can see this weekend.

GREGG LeMIERE

Rancho Mirage

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Hooray for men like Rigas! They are willing to put their moral values first and the making of money second. Here is a man whose moral values are good for America. It is unfortunate that other cable companies pander to the lowest common denominator and continue to show degrading and morally offensive material in the guise of “adult entertainment.” It is also unfortunate that so many Americans have been fooled into thinking that this form of entertainment is harmless. One has only to look at the problems of our society to realize the problems it creates.

DAVE FISCHER

Irvine

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It is obvious that Rigas is a man of integrity. His decision to discharge adult programming is the kind of thing that America needs more of today. Rigas is not in the market to make the largest profit, but rather to stand by his beliefs and change television into a more wholesome broadcasting network. I respect his decision.

BLAKE R. STEIN

Palm Desert

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Apparently, Rigas’ strong moral code does not prohibit him from increasing Adelphia’s fees of about $25 per month to customers with no changes to service and without prior notification. I suppose if he can dictate prices, why not content? Can you say monopoly?

DEIRDRE K. TERRY

Los Angeles