What's the initial $W cost before you start throwing in $X and $Y services? I have no desire to pay for TV, so what's the base cost to string and maintain coax to my residence and the support mechanism that goes along with it for me to receive HSI? My guess is that it's more than $5/mth.
Here are some theoretical figures:
TV $50 Internet $45 TV + Internet $90 (ie: A $5 discount for having both)
Based on these figures: $W is $5 (cost of the connection plus account maintenance). This is the charge for the ABILITY to get the services. TV provisioning $45 ($X) - This includes the cost of the ability to SUPPLY the TV feed and the feed itself but not cost of the connection (which is paid as $W). Internet provisioning and bandwidth ($Y) is $40. Again, this is the cost to USE the Internet Connection that was supplied by the $W charge.
This means that each single service charge includes not only the service but the connection to provide and bill for the service (ie: $W). Once you have ONE Service each additional service only needs the incremental charge (ie: The single service charge minus the $W provisioning charge). Any claim that the provisioning and accounting cost is more than $5 ($W) means that the company is double-dipping/double-charging for the connection since the "You Already have paid for the connection" discount is only $5.
