Buying TV Channels "a la carte"
?
How would you like to buy your television
channels individually or "a la carte" so you pick the channels you
want.
We agree that we the consumer should have more options and
flexibility in the way we buy and pay for television channels.
Well this all could become a possibility as there is a new
bill in Congress that would let consumers buy channels
individually.
The Television Consumer Freedom Act, now in the Senate,
would encourage cable companies to unbundle their channels and offer a la carte
programming.
It would also eliminate the TV blackout rule for
sports events that are held in publicly financed stadiums.
There is no doubt this bill would help deliver greater
choices for consumers who have grown weary of cable price hikes.
The new bill would allow cable and satellite customers to
choose the channels they pay for instead of being forced to buy expensive
packages.
Right now, customers must purchase expensive TV packages and
pay for many channels they don't want to receive the few they do
want.
Meanwhile Verizon is toying with the idea that would allow
customers to pay for just the channels they want.
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ), co-owner of America's
largest wireless mobile device service network and the FIOS fiber-obtic cable
service is looking to put its foot down and reshape a consumer's
cable-shopping experience to a "buffet" of sorts.
Verizon is in negotiations to give customers access to the
entire spectrum of cable channels and pay for only the channels they
watch.
Sadly to say we have a strong feeling that these moves will
never see the light of day as there is just too much money involved and the
consumer will still be forced to buy channels they never watch.
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