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Article: Alternative systems threaten Ticketmaster domination.
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- The Denver Post (Denver, CO)
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- December 4, 2005
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Byline: Andy Vuong
Dec. 4--Richard Davidson estimates he has paid $400 in fees this year for concert tickets he bought through Ticketmaster. And like many consumers, he's not happy about it.
"They seem to keep adding more and more service fees," said Davidson, a 34-year-old Denver resident. "I feel like there are a lot of other companies that can probably do it for less." Indeed they can.
Thanks to the Internet boom and software advancements, more sports teams and entertainment venues are turning to alternative distributors or running their own ticketing operations.
For consumers, that translates into more options, greater convenience ...