[opendtv] Re: News: Conservative Legislators Diss a la Carte
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "OpenDTV (E-mail)" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 12:22:26 -0500
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
> No surprises here. Municipalities are making a
> small fortune off of Cable franchise fees. At
> least these guys understand that cable's viability
> is based primarily on the bundling of services so
> that they can hide the real costs and profits in
> their business. Ala carte would let the public
> know exactly what they are paying for what, the
> necessary precursor to buying content direct, which
> would quickly lead to cable becoming nothing more
> than a generic broadband connection.
Can't have it both ways, Craig. This should clearly
be a business decision for the cable companies to
make, rather than govt ramming anything down their
throats. As long as what they do is legal and as
long as people are not forced to subscribe.
You could make the same point about newspapers. They
also bundle a lot of junk in there that most people
promptly toss out. Should the govt step in there
too?
If you advocate that market forces should be
allowed to work, then this is a good example of
something the govt should stay out of.
Bert
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