[BC] Cable pricing and regulators

[Barry Mishkind]

At 07:59 AM 12/25/05, Rich Wood wrote
>------ At 12:55 AM 12/25/2005, DANA PUOPOLO wrote: -------
>
>>PS: Just wait until Joe Consumer finds out how cable is going to be charging
>>them more for what they now get cheap thanks to Congress. I can count the
>>seconds before this law gets changed back!
>
>"We're the government. We're here to help" needs updating. It should 
>be "We're the government. We're here to raise your prices." That's 
>usually the end result.

         This whole business of a la carte selections
         is a subterfuge, just like the phone companies
         used "unit billing" to get people away from
         flat rate phone service.

         I only wonder how long it will be before a
         subway ride in NYC is $3.  No matter the
         posturing, I can't recall the MTA ever
         standing up to the unions.

         Now ... there was a time when a politician
         simply fired public employees who went
         on strike......