james
join:2001-02-26
antarctica | reply to Sterling
Re: The same court will probably just shoot it down again
AHA!! SPEECHLESS I SEE! |
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reelbigfish
join:2002-06-06
Boston, MA | reply to openbox9
I did mean the two major satellite providers, but if you don't like your cable company, complain to your local franchise. Many communities gave up the right to let cable companies compete in their franchise agreements. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to openbox9
I have no real concerns, however, I do suspect that there will be concessions required for more than 30% market share by a cable CO.
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sapo
I eat meat
Premium
join:2002-09-16
Sacramento, CA | reply to reelbigfish
My cable company is not important enough for me to actually move, I prefer changing them.
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY | reply to Dogfather
Remember also that we have to drain all that dangerous lava from the center of our planet. THINK OF THE CHILDREN! |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY | reply to openbox9
Well if you consider satellite, well DSLReports needs to close, its not needed anymore. 100% of the USA has Universal Broadband. |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| reply to reelbigfish
said by reelbigfish  :I did mean the two major satellite providers, but if you don't like your cable company, complain to your local franchise. Many communities gave up the right to let cable companies compete in their franchise agreements. But those 2 satellite companies have nothing to do with Comcast and the 30% rule. You said Comcast getting more than 30% decreases competition, but that doesn't effect whether Dish or Direct can offer you service. If Comcast had 100% of the cable market how does that decrease competition between cable and the satellite companies? It doesn't. In the end most people would still have the choice between cable and satellite. |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| reply to Sterling
said by Sterling :Top reasons that make it difficult, is that Comcast has contractual agreements with every single city, township or village they provide service in, known as a franchise agreement, that must be paid out and varies. So maybe they should SUPPORT statewide franchising instead of fighting it. Wouldn't that make their jobs eaiser and be better able to offer more standard pricing?
As far as I know most of the call centers are regional, instead of cherry picked for there lowest cost of living, meaning if you are calling from Pittsburgh, theres at this moment a 90% chance you will get someone from Pittsburgh, I can't speak for what the others areas are doing, only that this area is cutting it's dependence on outsourcing. HAHA. Most of Charter's call centers are either in India or Mexico. And I'm NOT being sarcastic. Very rarely do I ever get a person that is not speaking broken english.
plus the fact that what comcast pays for a channel is going to be more or less then what another company is paying Bull ESPN is NOT going to charge Comcast more per sub for ESPN and ESPN 2 in Chicago than they do in Nashville or wherever. |
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
Premium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK
 ·AT&T Yahoo
·AT&T DSL Service
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·AT&T Southwest
| reply to openbox9
said by openbox9 :What does any of this have to do with pay TV market share? Nothing. There is no reason that Comcast (or any pay TV provider) should be capped at 30% when viable pay TV competition exists nationwide. Um. Martin, (Wholly owned property of Big Telco, Inc)
Makes the logic easier to see.
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
Premium
join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD
·Comcast
| reply to BF69
I pray every night for man-made global warming to occur. I'd love to have beachfront property... I'd be a millionaire overnight.
And yes, I am being serious. My electric heat is quite pricey this year, as it was last year, and the year before...
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cork1958
Cork
join:2000-02-26
Fruitport, MI
·Verizon Online DSL
·Charter Pipeline
| reply to BF69
said by BF69 :said by reelbigfish :Why would you want that to happen? Then there would be no competition, Where is the competition now? As far as I know less than 1% of the people live in areas where 2 or more cable companies compete with each other. That's because Comcast owns almost the majority of it. Why would they compete with themselves? 
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA | reply to BF69
Bingo. Even if Comcast owned 100% of the coax connecting homes in this country, they still have at least two strong competitors in the pay TV market. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA | reply to patcat88
You do realize this about pay TV, right? Not everything discussed around this forum is about your connection to the internet. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA | reply to en102
Even if there are concessions, they'll ultimately be meaningless and Comcast will get what they're striving for. In the end, we waste time and tax dollars with added bureaucracy. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
·AT&T Southeast
| reply to KrK
said by KrK :Makes the logic easier to see. Apparently not, because I still fail to see the link to pay TV market share. |
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jhaygood86
join:2005-03-01
Marietta, GA | reply to BF69
Everytime I call Comcast, I always get a native English speaker from somewhere in North America. |
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funchords
Hello
Premium,MVM
join:2001-03-11
Washington, DC
·Verizon Online DSL
 ·Skype
| reply to reelbigfish
said by reelbigfish :reelbigfish
14h2m ago
reelbigfish
Boston, MA
2002-06-06
761 posts
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·Vonage It looks like everybody has had that dollar at one point or another.     
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thevorpal
join:2007-11-16
Alexandria, VA | reply to openbox9
The Pay TV market is much less of an issue now because of the increased competition. Internet TV, Satellite, have provided excellent alternatives.
My concern is for internet access, which in my area is still a 1 person show. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA | This is about pay TV. Internet access and competition is a separate discussion. |
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skaro
@charter.com | reply to TKJunkMail
Does Comcast own part of Charter?
Is Charter in any way a subdivision of Comcast? |
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