how-to block ads
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| No charge for channels with advertising revenue What really makes me mad are those networks that charge the cable companies to carry their channel "AND" make money from selling advertising. There should be a law against this. If we have to watch one of their stupid commercials, then we shouldn't have to pay for their channel. It's like radio, what if all the free radio stations started charging a fee to listen to the music in addition to advertising. Sounds greedy doesn't it. Premium services like HBO, Showtime, and Starz! have a right to charge for their services because the don't have advertising during the movie or show like Sci-Fi or ESPN does. DIRECTV recently dropped Sci-Fi, TNN, and Trio from their Select Choice package just because of their price increases. There should be a stop to this, or at least a cap imposed on how much they could charge if they run commercials.
If nobody's willing to do that, then wouldn't it be great if all the television providers (Cable, Satellite, and Wireless) stopped broadcasting those channels that were charging a fee. They would change their act in a hurry. It would be the same as taking away their broadcast transmitter. | |
| I agree, it seem to be a "double dip".
I have Comcast and BellSouth DSL in my area. I have DSL, which is quite good at $45 per month for 1200\300. I also have Comcast, at $70 per month for basic cable + HBO. I am fixing to get a dish or something. One more rate increase and I am a goner Comcast! My first cable connection in my home was basic + HBO, in about 1976, for $6.00 a month! | | |
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