[BC] HDTV

[Barry Mishkind]

At 01:35 PM 2/8/2006, Mark W Earle wrote
> >          At every level of the industry there is one thing common:
> >          Everyone wants compensation. No one wants to pay it.
>
>True.

         Something occurs to me as I read this thread. In common
         with a thread on health insurance on AF, one of the
         biggest issues is the *layers* of salesmen, lawyers and
         bureaucrats that cover any and all transfers of money.

         I thought when the FCC again permitted companies to
         run vertical intergration (program production to transmission)
         we'd see some efficiencies and lowered costs. However,
         it seems that even "basic" cable is now pushing $30 a
         year in some places.... just to augment the over the air
         stations. $100 cable bills (not including cable modems)
         are not unusual.

         In fact, one family I know spends between cell phones,
         cable and Internet, well over $500 a month - before
         they get to food and mortgage.

         ... but as we sit, lawyers are seeking new ways to
         monetize more aspects of the industry.

> >          A good reason why it helps to let folks know
> >          WHERE you are located.
> >
>Signature edited......

         Noted.

>wa2mct at juno.com    Corpus Christi, TX



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