[opendtv] Re: F.C.C. Sees Cable Savings in à la Carte
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 10:55:48 -0500
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
> It would be nice to think that some of the discussions
> here, on this subject, have been a factor in the FCC
> decision to reverse field and push for ala carte cable
> pricing...
Reading the article in the paper this morning, I came away with the =
distinct impression that this has a lot more to do with filtering out =
"obscene" programs from one's home than anything to do with actual =
savings to consumers. Which savings are now stated as ranging from 3 =
percent to something just over 10 percent.
The FCC is saying that their previous conclusions were based on "faulty =
information from the cable companies." Maybe the current conclusions is =
based on similarly faulty information.
I think this is another big, noisy, non-issue, unless of course you're =
uptight about filtering out what you consider to be obscene.
Also, I predict that when push comes to shove, people won't be happy =
with, say, a 15 percent saving that results in them receiving, say, 20 =
channels, when previously they received 120. Just a guess.
Bert
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