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- From: kd1hz@anomaly.sbs.risc.net (Michael P. Deignan)
- Subject: Re: Cable Bill Rip-off
- Organization: The Rhode Island Internet Systems Cooperative Network
- Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1992 22:07:47 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Oct08.220747.27440@anomaly.sbs.risc.net>
- References: <1992Oct6.165315.13389@netcom.com> <Bvq7Dx.HAz@rice.edu> <adams.718479079@spssig>
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- adams@spss.com (Steve Adams) writes:
-
- >2) Cable companies are REQUIRED to pay the networks
-
- This is false. Under this law, network stations will be able to select one
- of two status' with cable companies.
-
- The first is a "pay to rebroadcast", where the cable company must pay a fee
- to the network station for the rights to rebroadcast the network station's
- signal.
-
- The second is a "no charge for receipt" status, where the cable company
- cannot charge the consumer extra for the "privlege" of receiving the network
- station.
-
- This section of the bill was designed to prevent cable companies from taking
- network station contents, rebroadcasting them, and then charging their
- customers extra for those stations, while not paying the network station any
- fees for the use of their signal.
-
-
- >In other words, the networks have the cable company and the consumer over a
- >barrel. They can charge whatever they want, and the cable company will
- >have to pass on the costs to the public, who will be forking over money for
- >something they can otherwise GET FOR FREE.
-
- Wrong.
-
-
- MD
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