Skip to Content.
Sympa Menu

internetworkers - [internetworkers] Cable channels "a la carte"

internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org

Subject: Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/

List archive

Chronological Thread  
  • From: matusiak <dave AT matusiak.org>
  • To: "Internetworkers:http"@happyhouse.metalab.unc.edu://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/ <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Cc:
  • Subject: [internetworkers] Cable channels "a la carte"
  • Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 12:12:04 -0400

I only want 2 channels. The Daily Show and a 24-hour "The Simpsons" channel.

http://www.publicintegrity.org/telecom/report.aspx?aid=395&sid=200

Anatomy of a Lobbying Blitz
Cable industry enlists diverse crowd in high-level influence campaign

By John Dunbar

WASHINGTON, October 8, 2004 — When a conservative member of Congress floated the idea of allowing consumers to pick which channels they want to pay for rather than having to buy a "bundle" of channels they may never watch, it seemed like a pretty good idea.

Rather than pay a flat fee for dozens of channels, consumers could choose a handful of channels "a la carte," or from a menu—and possibly pay far less for their service.

Among the hundreds of initiatives tracked by the cable television industry and its army of lobbyists, a la carte is among the most feared. A re-regulation of the industry could cost cable companies control over programming and jeopardize an economic model that has helped the industry maintain huge profits over the years. The industry has argued that a la carte service would increase costs to consumers rather than lower their cable bills.





Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.

Top of Page