[opendtv] Re: Local Content Considered Key to Mobile DTV Adoption
- From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:01:39 -0500
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
> ...
> Now we are beginning to see many homes, especially with younger
> demographics drop cable as well, in favor of broadband delivery of
> their TV fix.
>
> Why do you think Congress and the FCC are pushing this National
> Broadband agenda? IT IS the competition for the entrenched
> conglom/multichannel distribution oligopoly.
>
> Regards
> Craig
I tried tried to drop cable in favor of just broadband both here in
Gainesville with Cox and also with Comcast in Jacksonville, both times
when they raised my rates. However I failed in Jacksonville since it
turned out to be $6-7 cheaper to actually keep the basic service than to
drop it, assuming you keep the broadband. With that sort of pricing it
is just not rationally possible to drop basic so I don't think you will
find many doing it. But there will probably be many irate customers
that will drop extended in favor of just basic+broadband.
Or broadband-only in areas like Cox that have no broadband+basic
discount anymore. Since you also live in Gainesville I suspect that's
why you think this is likely but I'm guessing it is more the exception.
- Tom
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