ColdFiltered
join:2005-01-25
Atlanta, GA | Now there is some brilliant conclusions!
And like we've been complaining all of these years because we were just bored.  |
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Dezbend
Premium,MVM
join:2001-04-20 | error in abstract
"5.6% in regions with competition, 3.6% in regions without" this is backwards from the article... or am I crazy?
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Julio
Bachatero y Que?
Premium
join:2003-03-19
Brooklyn, NY
clubs:
| said by Dezbend  :"5.6% in regions with competition, 3.6% in regions without" this is backwards from the article... or am I crazy? wtf???
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JPuppy
Java Heathen
Premium
join:2002-11-24
Honesdale, PA
clubs: | reply to Dezbend
I was thinking the same thing. If it's true, it proves a case for the monopolies! |
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Dezbend
Premium,MVM
join:2001-04-20
1 edit | reply to Julio
The article puts the cost increase at 3.6% in competitive markets and a 5.6% increase in non-competitive markets. The abstract here on DSLreports has the numbers reversed.
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Looks like it has been corrected. Thanks to the editors/mods for this and all the stuff you do to make DSLreports what it is  |
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gjrhine
join:2001-12-12
Pawleys Island, SC | reply to Dezbend
Yes they have the numbers backwards.
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WTF_WTF
| and thier point is???
So just now the FCC is starting to look at this?? Hmmmm.... isn't it just grand how we spend our Tax Dollars to study things they won't bother to do anything about in the end???
There oughta be a law....  |
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Slidetbone
Mazin Go
Premium
join:2002-11-10
Land O Lakes, FL
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Re: Now there is some brilliant conclusions!
The Cable industry continues to blame channels like ESPN for the hikes
Just another way for the sports network to tack on overhead to big leagues salaries.
No thanks. League players are way overpaid anyway and for cable to pass this on to subscribers that never tune in to ESPN is ridiculous.
Overall, cable rates are incredibly high. DirecTV is still a better option. |
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Kearnstd
Elf Wizard
Premium
join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ | reply to WTF_WTF
Re: and thier point is???
the FCC is too busy being worried a boob might jump out during live TV to worry about things that matter to the population of this country.
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NoFinKidding
| ...and Utility rates and phone rates and insurance
...rates and a host of other necessities increase disproportionate to salaries/inflation/cost of living, etc.
IT'S CALLED FINANCIAL GREED in case you didn't already know Ferchristssake!!!
GET A CLUE !!! |
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packetscan
Premium
join:2004-10-19
Bridgeport, CT
clubs: | Re: ...and Utility rates and phone rates and insur
I second that! |
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inteller
Sociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK | whoops, looks like no one left to pay off in FCC
I guess since Powell left, the cable cos can't pay anyone else off so now the hammer is coming down on them. |
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Tweak
Premium
join:2002-06-08
Oklahoma City, OK
 ·Cox HSI
|  Dish and Direct Tv raise rates 2
I hate hearing just about when cable increases rates. Cable offers more channels . No one says anything when Satellite TV increases your rates. »www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.c···business
And guess who Satellite tv companies are blaiming for the rate increase. You guessed sports channels . I think the fcc should look at the likes of Espn and Fox Sports before trying to regulate Cable and Satellite. |
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Julio
Bachatero y Que?
Premium
join:2003-03-19
Brooklyn, NY
clubs:
| reply to Dezbend
Re: error in abstract
said by Dezbend :The article puts the cost increase at 3.6% in competitive markets and a 5.6% increase in non-competitive markets. The abstract here on DSLreports has the numbers reversed. ah ok
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samrocks
Premium
join:2003-07-30
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Guess who is raising rates faster and more often?
Yea satelite companies raise their rates but you don't see them raising their rates in a outrageous manner like cable companies do.
According to the facts in this article, cable companies raise their rates higher in places where they don't have competition.
Satelite only raises prices because it has to and it is still cheaper then cable.
Cable companies raises rates because they want to. That is the difference. |
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BosstonesOwn
join:2002-12-15
Everett, MA
clubs:
·Comcast
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Re: Dish and Direct Tv raise rates 2
RTFA, the reason they are looking at cable is it's a yearly occurrence. Satellite companies are not raising rates as frequently. I believe in 10 to 12 years Directv has raised rates 3 times total and Dishnetworks the same.
In short cable 1 to 2 times a year increases. Satellite every 3 to 4 years an increase.
Wonder when people will actually read a bit more into the subjects before they post. Like I dunno perhaps doing a bit of researching about the subject.
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samrocks
Premium
join:2003-07-30
| reply to Tweak
Guess who is raising rates faster and more often?
Yea satelite companies raise their rates but you don't see them raising their rates in a outrageous manner like cable companies do.
According to the facts in this article, cable companies raise their rates higher in places where they don't have competition.
Satelite only raises prices because it has to and it is still cheaper then cable.
Cable companies raises rates because they want to. That is the difference. |
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pokesph
It Is Almost Fast
Premium
join:2001-06-25
Sacramento, CA
clubs: | Cable Prices...
In a word: Greedy |
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griff1013
join:2002-01-10
Virginia Beach, VA | reply to samrocks
Re: Guess who is raising rates faster and more oft
Chose the cheaper provider. Why complain? You have a choice. |
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Tweak
Premium
join:2002-06-08
Oklahoma City, OK
·Cox HSI
3 edits | reply to BosstonesOwn
Re: Dish and Direct Tv raise rates 2
Don't flame me for not doing research on the subject. I am just making comparisons. Cable tv provides more channels
if you look at direct tvs website and got the TOTAL CHOICE PREMIER with locals pack you are looking at getting 205 channels for 87$ compared to my local tv provider which provides 250 channels for 83$ Direct tv has 30 premium channels dish has 31. Cox has 45 total premium stations . Which to you sounds like a better value 250 channels for 83$
or 205 for 87 . My cable provider provides 45 music choice channels direct tv only does 30. I forgot to mention entertainment on demand. Which adds 4 more premium channels to the list of 45. I can fast forward rewind put movies on pause watch them when I want. I can watch premium stations programming on my own time . I can also get my services bundled together and save even more money. With cable you get more for your money and local service. If I have a problem with a bill or a remote I can walk into a front counter which is just down the street from me. You can not do that with dtv. I can watch local high school football and basketball games on the cox channel. Best of all I do not have a big ugly dish in my yard. |
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