Mr Matt
join:2008-01-29
Eustis, FL
kudos:1 Reviews:
 ·CenturyLink
 ·Comcast
·Embarq Now Centu..
 ·Millenicom
| Monopolistic Bell System Philosophy.  The Cable industry shows the same monopolistic characteristics that the Bell System displayed before being broken up. Cable gives the customer what cable wants to give the customer, not what the customer wants. One of the problem with the current environment is that there is no real choice. Some customers have the choice of one cable system and two DBS Systems, others have no choice if in a multi-family residence. Targeted advertising is a symptom of the problem. Cable is not trying to come up with novel services to generate more revenue. They appear to want to squeeze the customers nickel until the Buffalo Shits. The squeezer for entertainment is monitoring customers viewing habits and then using targeted advertising to charge advertisers more for presenting their products. The squeezer for broadband is tracking the customers browsing habits for more targeted advertising and DNS redirection for additional squeezing of the customers nickle. The only hope for customers to be able to obtain better pricing and treatment is competition. |
