KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
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join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK | Whatever happens....
... regarding bundling/a la carte etc etc is:
Consumers WILL pay more. Period. |
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Corydon
Cultivant son jardin
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Denver, CO
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| said by KrK  :... regarding bundling/a la carte etc etc is: Consumers WILL pay more. Period. If that were true, then cable wouldn't be squawking about à la carte. Cable TV, when you come right down to it, is a luxury, and in bad economic times, those rabbit ears don't look quite as bad.
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"Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too." |
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
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Tulsa, OK
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·AT&T DSL Service
·Cox HSI
·AT&T Southwest
| Yes, I agree there, but what I am saying is, in reality, despite the objectives, it will never result in cheaper pay TV.
If for example, A la carte was passed into the rule of the land (and I don't think it will be)
What would happen is that the pricing on the popular channels would become very expensive, the net result would be even if you selected just a few channels, your monthly bill would still be about the same as a bundle now. There's no way they are going to give up that revenue. Consumers will be made to pay one way or the other.
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"Regulatory capitalism is when companies invest in lawyers, lobbyists, and politicians, instead of plant, people, and customer service." - former FCC Chairman William Kennard (A real FCC Chairman, unlike the current Corporate Spokesperson in the job!) |
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Skippy25
join:2000-09-13
Hazelwood, MO
| Really? You are so full of it.... there is yet a study to be done that shows the average household would pay more. Big dish services have done al la carte for years and yet they make money don't they? How are they able to do it if your "keep the rates high" stance is so important?
The channels would be priced at market rate, not at a forced rate as they are now. If they aren't able to sell the channel because it is overpriced, then they will lower the price. The subscriber base dictates their advertising rates just as much as anything else. |
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