Re: Confusing AP Article is Widespread

Link  http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_8892710?nclick_check=1
does not 
work for me. Would have liked to read the article.

Wayne


"Wes Newell" <w.newell@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
news:QYPMj.7702$El4.2042@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:56:42 -0500, whosbest54 wrote:
>
>> Lots of media outlets are picking up this AP article about a small
cable
>> system in Fla. that is screwing its customers and blaming the
>> government. The bottom line is there is no law or FCC reg that requires
>> this cable company to this.  They're doing it for business reasons.
>> And, most cable companies aren't going to convert to all digital like
>> this - they will continue to carry an analog tier.  The article would
be
>> clearer if the author did their homework and checked with more than one
>> big cable provider.  I think they would have found that the situation
in
>> Fla. was an aberration.
>>
>> I do agree that the FCC regs could be clearer about who bears the costs
>> of going all digital.  Maybe someone at the FCC will see this and
>> propose revisions, but I'm not holding my breath.
>>
>> "Digital transition could cost cable customers"
>>
>> http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_8892710?nclick_check=1
>>
> I hope the FCC keeps their noses out of it. You want cable? Pay for it.
> It's none of the governments business what cable co. do IMO. I said it
> before and I'll say it again. All cable co.'s will switch to all digital
> as fast as they can. They need the extra bandwidth. That's all there is
to
> it. Don't want to pay for it? There's lots of free OTA TV. I have no
> sympathy at all for someone that just doesn't like the price. Do without
> if you don't like the price. Keep paying and the price will always be 
> high.
>
> -- 
> Want the ultimate in free OTA SD/HDTV Recorder? http://mythtv.org
> My Tivo Experience http://wesnewell.no-ip.com/tivo.htm
> Tivo HD/S3 compared http://wesnewell.no-ip.com/mythtivo.htm
> AMD cpu help http://wesnewell.no-ip.com/cpu.php