jtudor
Xm 60's On 6 Freak
Premium,MVM
join:2002-12-07
Morganton, NC
| It works here
One of the nice things about a muni cable system is that they are forbidden by the FCC from making programming decisions. That usually means that a "cable TV" board will be implemented, which will be local citizens, usually from a cross section of the community.
The advantage is that decisions about what channels are offered on the system are made locally by people who may actually be affected by those decisions, they are not made in a corporate boardroom where the only thing that matters is the bottom line.
If you want programming changes, you can attend the public meetings of the board and tell them what you want. If enough people want it, then it will happen. If the board does not make the changes the people want, they can show dissatisfaction at the ballot box and elect a new mayor or council who should then change the makeup of the board.
It works well on our system in Morganton, NC.
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sheik28
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join:2000-10-15
New York, NY
| Does it work well because decisions made have been favorable in your opinion? Have there been any decisions which you didn't agree with?
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jtudor
Xm 60's On 6 Freak
Premium,MVM
join:2002-12-07
Morganton, NC
| Yes there have been decisions I didn't agree with. but it still works better than the corporate giants.
It works well most of the time because the decisions were made on the local level, with local input, and not in some high tower by people who have never been in this town.
The worst decision made here was with the first internet offering that was one way cable. Cable down, dial up for upload. and it was priced the same as DSL, around $50 a month. After two years, they took it offline due to lack of subscribers. A year later they regrouped and came up with a new offering that rivals much larger systems.
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