| reply to draven
Re: What does the merger have to do with this? No, I actually think it's the opposite. If I'm going to be serviced by a monopoly, I'd at least rather be service by a large efficient monopoly. Large monopolies can't get away with anything. Here in Metro Detroit, Time Warner serviced 4 suburbs while Comcast serviced everthing else in SE Michigan including Detroit. When Time Warner screwed up, it was on the cover of the Farmington Obsverver(local suburban paper). When Comcast screwed up, it was on the cover of the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press, and the top story on the 11 o'clock news. That gives accountability. I have always said that if there was only 1 cable company nationwide, MOST OF US WOULD HAVE LOWER PRICES!!!!! The exception being the lucky ones with competition(who cares about them). The government would probably control them and force universal pricing like Dish/Direct and that's makes more visible competition. Can you tell me what my cable rates are here? Of course not. So how would you know if you're getting ripped off or not. If everybody knew what everybody paid, prices would be pushed down. |
But I sort of see where you're going with your statements.