Tuesday, November 29, 2005

i'll take fx and usa, and hold the qvc

the fcc plans to 'suggest' 'a la carte' pricing for cable channels instead of those ridiculous packages offered now.

in a bit of a reversal [bugmenot login], the fcc now surmises that consumers would pay less a la carte than in the current package scenario since consumers would only pay for what they'd want
A year ago, an initial report concluded that consumers would save money on an a la carte plan only if they subscribed to fewer than nine channels, the Journal said. The average cable subscriber watches 17 channels, the FCC staff found, suggesting a rate increase of anywhere from 14% to 30%, according to The Journal said.
the cable industry will likely 'resist' this to say the least...

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