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Re: Just another chapter in the "Book of Duh" said by openbox9:]Since this is about video franchise reform, don't a vast majority of consumers already have access to multiple providers? Nope. Let's see.. where I routinely reside:
New York, NY: Time Warner only. Verizon: no Fios yet. No view of satellites.
Tampa, FL : BrightHouse (cable) only. Verizon's Fios isn't here yet, no view of DTV satellites
Fort Myers, FL: Comcast (cable) only. Embarq has no plans to enter the TV market. No view of DTV satellites
Daytona Beach, FL: BrightHouse (cable) only. AT&T has no current plans to bring video to this market, no view of DTV satellites.
That's 4 cities, 2 states, with cable being the only option. So, what options does a regular consumer have?
I'll admit that we do cheat on this one -- we have a pile of DirecTV boxes at the main office with Slingboxes attached to them. Far less expensive than maintaining cable TV service at the various corporate apartments, same with our own VoIP PBX for phone service for these apartments as well, but still. These aren't exactly normal arrangements, not available to 99% of the consumers out there. |
