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- From: torerik@cs.washington.edu (Tor Erik Jeremiassen)
- Subject: Re: Cable Bill Rip-off
- Message-ID: <1992Oct7.182251.15367@beaver.cs.washington.edu>
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- Organization: Computer Science & Engineering, U. of Washington, Seattle
- References: <1992Oct6.165315.13389@netcom.com> <Bvq7Dx.HAz@rice.edu> <adams.718479079@spssig>
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- Date: Wed, 7 Oct 92 18:22:51 GMT
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- In article <adams.718479079@spssig> adams@spss.com (Steve Adams) writes:
- >byrd@lucerne.rice.edu (Marc J Byrd) writes:
- >
- >>I think if I ran a cable company, I would stop carrying the networks, and
- >>let people put in antennea to pick them up. A little extra hassle, but could
- >>provide the service less expensively than the competitors.
- >
- >My idea, exactly. Only you can't do this under this new law. The cable
- >companies are covered by a 'must carry' regulation. Turner has already
- >filed suit.
- >
- >That's the problem with this bill:
- >
- >1) Cable companies are REQUIRED to carry the network stations
-
- If a broadcast station forces a cable company to carry its programming
- using the must carry provision it CANNOT request payment.
-
- >2) Cable companies are REQUIRED to pay the networks
-
- If a broadcast station requires compensation (does not need to be cash,
- advertising time has been mentioned), it CANNOT force the cable company to
- carry its programming. The cable company is free to drop it from the
- lineup.
-
- >3) No controls on network charges appear to have been set
-
- It is the local broadcast stations, not the networks.
-
-
- A couple of broadcast stations in the Seattle, when asked, said they were
- examining the bill, but would quite likely go for the forcing the cable
- company to carry their programming and NOT charing for it.
-
-
- Tor Jeremiassen
-