ABC

A good idea if you want your account to go to collections for non-payment and your credit score to collapse. read all the other posts about this.

Read the TOS channels and programing are subject to change at anytime.

@johnnybravobravo 

DirecTV is not a usage based service. It does not matter how much you watch any particular channel, so ABC is not 25% of your bill.

If you don't pay your bill in full then any late fee and subsequent suspension are your own fault. You don't set their pricing. No specific channel is always or ever guaranteed. Channels can come and go because they are not owned by the TV provider. The Terms of Service that you agree to upon starting and continuing with DirecTV state that channel/programming may change at any time. This is why you don't get to change the amount of the bill because you are upset.

Use a regular antenna to get the free broadcast. Not only does it give you a backup in these situations when a carriage negotiation is going on, but it might even pick up sub-channels that DirecTV doesn't carry. Many of us don't go to pay TV for our 'free' locals.

https://www.directv.com/legal/directv-residential-customer-agreement/ 

Our Programming Changes. Many factors affect the availability, cost and quality of programming and may influence the decision to raise prices and the amount of any increase. These include, among others, programming and other costs, consumer demand, market and shareholder expectations, and changing business conditions. Accordingly, we reserve the unrestricted right to change, rearrange, add or delete our programming packages, the selections in those packages, our prices, technologies used to deliver the Service, and any other Service we offer, at any time.