Are you unhappy with your cable TV subscription rates? Have you been faced with increases year after year? Apparently, this has been such a point of contention among Comcast customers in the Boston, Massachusetts area that the mayor filed a petition with the FCC. He wants the feds to give his city the power to [...]
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HDTV Almanac - Sen. Kerry Weighs in on Cable Rates
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RE: Are you unhappy with your cable TV subscription rates?
About 20 years ago, I had had enough of the endless cable rate increases, so I cut cable and went to broadcast TV. I've never gone back.
If you think about it, you really don't need cable or any other pay service; if it didn't exist, you'll live. The problem is too many people act as if it's one of life's necessities.
Bob Diaz
About 20 years ago, I had had enough of the endless cable rate increases, so I cut cable and went to broadcast TV. I've never gone back.
If you think about it, you really don't need cable or any other pay service; if it didn't exist, you'll live. The problem is too many people act as if it's one of life's necessities.
Bob Diaz
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Worlds apart
"Easy to do if you live in the Boston market."
Living in the Northeast Corridor, it's easy to forget that the rest of the country is not blanketed by dozens of terrestrial broadcast channels. (I'm an hour north of Philadelphia, and including sub-channels, I get more than 25 over the air here. It would be even more if I were a little higher and could "see" New York's stations.)
Some markets are lucky to get one or two. That's what led to cable in the first place, and then satellite. Many folks would have far fewer viewing choices without those services.
Alfred
Living in the Northeast Corridor, it's easy to forget that the rest of the country is not blanketed by dozens of terrestrial broadcast channels. (I'm an hour north of Philadelphia, and including sub-channels, I get more than 25 over the air here. It would be even more if I were a little higher and could "see" New York's stations.)
Some markets are lucky to get one or two. That's what led to cable in the first place, and then satellite. Many folks would have far fewer viewing choices without those services.
Alfred