[NU Sports] Bowl Networks

[Jonathan Hodges]

I completely agree with the hypocrisy  of Comcast -  they appear to be
taking the "high ground" by not passing on additional fees to its customers,
yet it raises rates by 5% or more, reduce the number of channels, AND force
customers to pay for Comcast sponsored channels such as Golf Channel and
Versus (niche sports network anyone?).

In any case the optimum situation would be a la carte, but the fact is that
it ain't going to happen unless the government mandates it, and when the
government starts heavily regulating an industry it can't be good.

The best option if you want some real choice is either go with satellite or
wait until AT&T/Verizon roll out their IPTV offerings to your area - with
Illinois recently passing the statewide cable franchise bill I can't imagine
it will be long until AT&T starts rolling it out in the Chicago area -
especially once they've gained some ground in the smaller markets where
they've started rolling out.

Hopefully customers will end up with a real choice sooner rather than later
- both in terms of the operator and in terms of what channels they receive.
Until then, it's back to the battle with big cable.

Jonathan

On Dec 4, 2007 4:28 PM, Herman Wang <herms at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Comcast is also raising my rates "to provide greater enhanced services."
>  This apparently includes more On-Demand content, which I have absolutely no
> desire for.  I realize there are plenty of people in the country who could
> care less about the BigTen Network and don't want to pay for it.  But
> Comcast loses its moral high ground with its hypocritical stance.  Not to
> mention its craptacular customer service.
>
> Herman
>
>
>
> > Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 16:16:12 -0600
> > To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
> > From: e-west at northwestern.edu
> > Subject: RE: [NU Sports] Bowl Networks
> >
> > At 03:56 PM 12/4/2007, Roy Lamberton wrote:
> >
> > >Yes, there are 1,000 channels, more or less, on most digital cable
> systems
> > >today, but start adding 4 or 5 channels at $1 per month per subscriber
> and
> > >your
> > >cable bill will be around $800 per month - just a little excessive
> don't ya
> > >think?
> >
> > This would be a good argument, except Comcast just raised my monthly
> cable
> > bill $2.50 per month, while taking three channels AWAY. Comcast is most
> > assuredly *not* interested in saving me money, which makes their
> anti-BTN
> > propaganda even more infuriating.
> >
> > ---
> > Eric West
> > e-west at northwestern.edu
> >
> >
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