I don't know how I feel about Gov involvement in business and I'd love to hear other people's opinions. As far as the bundling bullshit, it's the worst thing about cable other than some of the shit programming anyway.
Comcast sleeps with Cuomo. They have a monopoly and the collude (for real) with other cable providers to rip people off. They should be broken up by anti-trust.
The government IS involved, because Comcast (et al) is smart enough to pay the right people enough money... which eventually comes out of YOUR pocket.
When wifi first started, the city council of Philadelphia BANNED city wifi. People would otherwise be able to get free wifi everywhere. Why was the city of Philadelphia the first city in the USA to ban city-wide free wifi? Well, maybe because the headquarters of COMCAST are located in that city. So govt. IS INVOLVED - it's just under-the-covers.
Yup I avoid cable for this and other reasons. I don’t support libtard channels, don’t wanna see libtard commercials, etc. I would love to just be able to pick and choose my own channel list and pay a subscription fee to avoid commercials
I haven't had cable in 4 years. Wireless internet is good enough to stream whatever I want to watch from the internet. For the price of cable I could get 10 premium internet subscriptions, although I only use 3. Cord cutting may not be available for everyone, but if it is an option for you please drop your cable company!
Third world countries have better connectivity than we do. Why? Because it really doesn't cost much to deliver it, but US companies pretend that it does and know they can gouge enough people to make a pot full of money and forget the rest of the working class.
Those news networks get the bulk of their funding through private subsidy, not bundling. Its worth it for Bezos to have a megaphone even though it doesn't generate it's own income.
Link to discussion comment that I saw proposing the idea. I thought it deserved a bigger audience.
Great idea, make CNN and MSDNC survive like HBO and other premium channels
Spoiler alert: they won't
I don't know how I feel about Gov involvement in business and I'd love to hear other people's opinions. As far as the bundling bullshit, it's the worst thing about cable other than some of the shit programming anyway.
Comcast sleeps with Cuomo. They have a monopoly and the collude (for real) with other cable providers to rip people off. They should be broken up by anti-trust.
The government IS involved, because Comcast (et al) is smart enough to pay the right people enough money... which eventually comes out of YOUR pocket.
When wifi first started, the city council of Philadelphia BANNED city wifi. People would otherwise be able to get free wifi everywhere. Why was the city of Philadelphia the first city in the USA to ban city-wide free wifi? Well, maybe because the headquarters of COMCAST are located in that city. So govt. IS INVOLVED - it's just under-the-covers.
Yup I avoid cable for this and other reasons. I don’t support libtard channels, don’t wanna see libtard commercials, etc. I would love to just be able to pick and choose my own channel list and pay a subscription fee to avoid commercials
I haven't had cable in 4 years. Wireless internet is good enough to stream whatever I want to watch from the internet. For the price of cable I could get 10 premium internet subscriptions, although I only use 3. Cord cutting may not be available for everyone, but if it is an option for you please drop your cable company!
Third world countries have better connectivity than we do. Why? Because it really doesn't cost much to deliver it, but US companies pretend that it does and know they can gouge enough people to make a pot full of money and forget the rest of the working class.
Shut down China propaganda from broadcast stations. FCC, Trump admin, have this power.
Oh, that is a lovely idea.
Those news networks get the bulk of their funding through private subsidy, not bundling. Its worth it for Bezos to have a megaphone even though it doesn't generate it's own income.
this is probably the fastest (and hardest) i've mashed the upvote arrow in a LONG TIME ------ well done, pede -- well done...
Brilliant
I've already seen them drop like a rock.
The CW has more viewers than CNN. When was the last time you heard ANYONE talking about watching The CW?
Ban pharmaceutical commercials on tv too.
You know that a Democrat POTUS would be taking advantage of this situation to transform the country.