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[ NNSquad ] The True Cost of la Carte TV Is High
The True Cost of la Carte TV Is High http://j.mp/12VWXbb (Atlantic) "Cord cutters have long dreamed of a future in which they can pick and choose the programming they want, instead of getting 135 mostly useless channels in the cable bundle-but that future has a high cost. Cable companies have for just as long argued for the value of the bundle over the cord-cutter's dream. "The cable package presents an undeniable value and the consumer would pay more and get less with a la carte," an ESPN spokesperson told The Philadelphia Inquirer recently. Getting "less," of course, is the point. People watch an average of 16 channels per month, according to Variety's Andrew Wallenstein, yet typically pay for something like 124, per numbers from the FCC. But, paying for all 16 of your favorite channels separately would add up quickly." - - - I've been noting these issues for quite some time. Unintended effects are important to consider. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info - Data Wisdom Explorers League: http://www.dwel.org - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://vortex.com/g+lauren / Twitter: http://vortex.com/t-lauren Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com _______________________________________________ nnsquad mailing list http://lists.nnsquad.org/mailman/listinfo/nnsquad