[Vision2020] Time Warner Cable & KAY

[Bruce and Jean Livingston]

My understanding is that the cost per channel greatly exceeds the package 
deals, and ala carte programming will be substantially more expensive if 
people are not forced to contribute for the stuff in the package deals. 
Still, switching to ala carte pricing would allow the market to sift out 
winners and losers, and maybe get us down to 15 channels instead of "57 
Channels and Nothing On."  Bruce Springsteen nailed what's wrong with 
cable/satellite TV with that one.

Bruce Livingston

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chasuk" <chasuk at gmail.com>
To: "Mike Hall" <mikech at fsr.com>
Cc: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 3:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Time Warner Cable & KAY


> Mike,
>
> I am boycotting all cable and satellite programming until I can get it
> a la carte.  I am encouraging all of my friends and family to do
> likewise.
>
> I know that you probably are not in the position to answer this
> question, but why are cable and satellite companies allowed to
> practice this extortion?
>
> Imagine the reaction if WinCo one day informed customers that they had
> to purchase five gallons of milk, two dozen eggs, four jars of peanut
> butter, and other, assorted arbitrary foodstuffs in order to buy a
> loaf of bread!
>
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