Online subscription prices keep going up too...
Regards
Craig
On Jan 7, 2018, at 10:26 PM, Manfredi, Albert E
<albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Monty Solomon posted:
TV rate hikes: Why cable bills are rising again and what can you do
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/media/2018/01/05/tv-rate-hikes-why-cable-bills-rising-again-and-what-can-you-do/1006639001/
Another article that is oblivious of the online TV options, fooling the
masses into believing that online TV is only available from a handful of
sites, by subscription. Oh yeah, and by the way, if the corrupt FCC has its
way, it can truly come to that. But as of now, according to what we've read
here, ad-supported online TV is growing at a rapid pace. Part of net
neutrality is to keep all such options viable. Conversely, the effect of
being in the pockets of three or four special interests, handing over what
they want on a silver platter, could easily put an end to the options. How
easy would it be for these local monopolies to abolish ad-supported, or any
online TV they don't approve of, if this corrupt FCC has its way? Or anything
else the monopolies don't like?
Obviously legacy MVPD prices keep going up. They are local monopolies. What
else can one expect, of monopolies that are not strictly price-regulated? The
article mentions sports. It should say more bluntly, prices go up, in large
measure, because the docile MVPD addicts are forced to subsidize grown men
who like to toss spheres. Say it plainly, confound it, and maybe the current
FCC Chairman will understand what that means. If he does understand, then I'd
love to hear him rationalize his grand plan. Apparently, the Chairman wants
to wield his power to make damned sure that these grown men who like to toss
spheres continue to be paid their outrageous salaries?
You know, those "innovative plans" he talks about. What a crook. He needs to
be ushered out.
Bert
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