Right. It's for the benefit of the consumer to advertise one price but charge another. It's for the benefit of the consumer when you have 2 identical choices that do not offer you anything different.
So much the concept of competition. Let's make a toast for the concept of collusion.
whats wrong with 2 competing companies breaking out individual line items in bills? its for benefit of you the customer.
When speaking of collusion, MxxCon was referring to the rate increase and not the line items breakdown.
Essentially, when all companies decide to increase their rates, consumers perceive this as collusion. And while no one is suggesting that the CEOs of Cablevision, Comcast, TW, and VZ held a secret meeting in a sound-proof room and conspired to raise their fees, the fact remains that many consumers do not have viable choices for a pay TV provider. The 1996 telecommunications act, which boasted such competition, was passed only 17 years ago. Yet subscribers have as many choices now as they did in 1996.
So, do you believe Cablevision will now charge the tax on top of the price for OV? That would mean going from 29.95 including tax to 29.95 plus tax. The posting didn't seem to indicate that.
while no one is suggesting that the CEOs of Cablevision, Comcast, TW, and VZ held a secret meeting in a sound-proof room and conspired to raise their fees
Competition only guarantees more than 1 provider in the marketplace. No guarantee on different products,prices. Macy's and JCpenny compete but sell the same things at similar price. Point of competition is to keep prices in line and spur innovation. You seem to think its to give consumer everything for free. They're business and point of business is to profit.
"You seem to think its to give consumer everything for free."
How did you manage to draw that conclusion? No one has mentioned anything about wanting the services for free. We expect the business to actually compete - to try to undersell the other to woo away their customers. Not to raise their prices so that they are all on the same page.
Competition only guarantees more than 1 provider in the marketplace. No guarantee on different products,prices. Macy's and JCpenny compete but sell the same things at similar price. Point of competition is to keep prices in line and spur innovation.
Incomplete perspective, one which no economist of whatever economic orientation would agree with.
Competition on price is [part] of a free market.
Markets where there is no effective price competition are controlled by oligopolies or by a monopoly.
