http://techliberation.com/2008/07/11/a-la-carte-regulation-and-the-failure-of-good-intentions/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:01:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://techliberation.com/2008/07/11/a-la-carte-regulation-and-the-failure-of-good-intentions/comment-page-1/#comment-66257 New Conventional Wisdom: Cable TV Bundling is Good for Consumers — Technology Liberation Front Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:03:58 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=11082#comment-66257 [...] channels “a la carte,” allowing customers to pick and choose the channels they watch–was a hot issue. Former FCC Commissioner Kevin Martin pushed heavily for it, even though the FCC’s own research, [...] [...] channels “a la carte,” allowing customers to pick and choose the channels they watch–was a hot issue. Former FCC Commissioner Kevin Martin pushed heavily for it, even though the FCC’s own research, [...]

]]> http://techliberation.com/2008/07/11/a-la-carte-regulation-and-the-failure-of-good-intentions/comment-page-1/#comment-65023 donnellobrien Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:45:40 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=11082#comment-65023 The article is fatuous and glosses over the very real fact that people want *real* choices, not those dictated by cable companies supporting content that would not survive with out their bundling strategies. The argument about diversity is also pretty thin. Yes, there is diversity, but again, how many religious stations must there be and why do I have to have all of them? Why are there so many shopping and sports channels? I have over 100 channels and watch with any consistency 8 or 9 of them. The others get a micro-second of my time when channel surfing. The writer is correct that much of this debate will be made moot by internet access to these programs; mostly because cable companies refused to budge and adapt their practices to accommodate their customers wishes. The article is fatuous and glosses over the very real fact that people want *real* choices, not those dictated by cable companies supporting content that would not survive with out their bundling strategies. The argument about diversity is also pretty thin. Yes, there is diversity, but again, how many religious stations must there be and why do I have to have all of them? Why are there so many shopping and sports channels? I have over 100 channels and watch with any consistency 8 or 9 of them. The others get a micro-second of my time when channel surfing. The writer is correct that much of this debate will be made moot by internet access to these programs; mostly because cable companies refused to budge and adapt their practices to accommodate their customers wishes.

]]> http://techliberation.com/2008/07/11/a-la-carte-regulation-and-the-failure-of-good-intentions/comment-page-1/#comment-62421 donnellobrien Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:45:40 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=11082#comment-62421 The article is fatuous and glosses over the very real fact that people want *real* choices, not those dictated by cable companies supporting content that would not survive with out their bundling strategies. The argument about diversity is also pretty thin. Yes, there is diversity, but again, how many religious stations must there be and why do I have to have all of them? Why are there so many shopping and sports channels? I have over 100 channels and watch with any consistency 8 or 9 of them. The others get a micro-second of my time when channel surfing. The writer is correct that much of this debate will be made moot by internet access to these programs; mostly because cable companies refused to budge and adapt their practices to accommodate their customers wishes. The article is fatuous and glosses over the very real fact that people want *real* choices, not those dictated by cable companies supporting content that would not survive with out their bundling strategies. The argument about diversity is also pretty thin. Yes, there is diversity, but again, how many religious stations must there be and why do I have to have all of them? Why are there so many shopping and sports channels? I have over 100 channels and watch with any consistency 8 or 9 of them. The others get a micro-second of my time when channel surfing. The writer is correct that much of this debate will be made moot by internet access to these programs; mostly because cable companies refused to budge and adapt their practices to accommodate their customers wishes.

]]> http://techliberation.com/2008/07/11/a-la-carte-regulation-and-the-failure-of-good-intentions/comment-page-1/#comment-61815 WebMax Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:25:55 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=11082#comment-61815 Very interesting read indeed, I belive that there is an older version to this, Very interesting read indeed, I belive that there is an older version to this,

]]> http://techliberation.com/2008/07/11/a-la-carte-regulation-and-the-failure-of-good-intentions/comment-page-1/#comment-59514 WebMax Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:25:55 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=11082#comment-59514 Very interesting read indeed, I belive that there is an older version to this, Very interesting read indeed, I belive that there is an older version to this,

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