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kudos:3 | reply to n2jtx
Re: Ala Carte? You're making a good point for an argument I've always had..
The government deems locals to be "necessary" which is why you have to have them included in the first tier. However, not everyone wants to get their locals through cable AND BE CHARGED FOR THEM for what they can already have for free. Yet, government has made no effort to remove the locals from any forced tiers... believe it or not, some people buy basic tier1 cable JUST for the educational community (PEG) channels... not locals.
Until the change their view on "the importance of locals" in tier 1 programming and the rules, they're not going to touch satellite based networks.
Government also believes that the locals are that important that they must be on tier 1, they must be in the clear, etc etc, etc... so why does the government allow local networks to charge cable for simply re-transmitting them as well? They ARE a public right... and the cable company IS part of the public just like any other business or home user. |
