14% of Cable Customers Satisfied, 44% Want A La Carte > I think the option to buy channels

I think the option to buy channels

a la carte is a good one. I doubt there would be more than 10 channels on the television. The current model props up bad programming. Open the market up, let freedom dictate how much channels cost. Of course, they'd probably charge $15 a month for a channel like HBO or higher. People should vote with wallets. If enough call in to cancel, watch how fast they change their tunes.

The way I see A La Carte working is if the cable company charges an access fee. To cover their infrastructure costs, labour, hardware, and turn a healthy profit?

How much profit does able make on your average subscription right now? 15-30 dollars maybe? The rest goes to the above and carriage fees.

So charge a base fee that makes the same profit, and then charge for channels at their actual carriage fee. Show the consumer how bad its getting and how much these channels are actually costing them. Let them pick and choose.

I know A La Carte will make channels more expensive because the destruction of bundling would create fewer viewers per channel. I have to think this would get rid of the fluff, and the quality channels would remain. You might be better paying for 15 channels at a premium than 200 at a discount.

I completely agree. Cable companies should be "dumb pipe provider" for TV channels and internet. Any per channel fees should be passed directly to the channel/content provider.