Director David Lee says that cutting operators 'lines would harm the interests of the consumers. He strongly encouraged the two business groups to hold "peace talks." Because the leaders of the two groups, C.F. Koo and Rebar's Wang You-ceng, are both members of the KMT Central Standing Committee, KMT Secretary-General John Chang also attempted to bring the two sides together.
新聞局是有線電視的中央主管機關，局長李大維認為，剪線有違消費大眾的權益，因此力促兩大集團和談，由於兩大集團的第一代負責人﹘﹘和信辜振甫和力霸王又曾也是國民黨中常委，國民黨秘書長章孝嚴也出面協調。