Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 42896
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2006/5/2-5 [Computer/Networking] UID:42896 Activity:nil
5/2     What do people pay for basic cable?  My comcast bill for just
        basic seems to be about $53/mo.  That seems really high, doesnt it!
        \_ Perhaps you didn't pay attention to the trend in the past decade.
           As with everything else, cable television became highly deregulated
           and started to become highly monopolized. Cable companies today
           have so much clout in the capital as well as local districts that
           you see silly laws passed such as those that prohibit dish
           owners to have access to both the local dish and local cable
           channels. Why is the price so high and the cable company so
           profitable? Look into government deregulation and a lack of
           auditing. Welcome to Corporate America.
        \_ Yes.  Why get cable at all?  It's just worthless sludge anyway.
           I got free cable once, and it was so boring/stupid I never
           watched it. -jrleek
           \_ Cable is a lot cheaper than a babysitter.
        \_ you must have basic digital cable.
          \_ For a while we were paying $18/mo for 'analog' cable, but that was
             a 'please dont cancel' deal they offered when we threatened to
             cancel.  Dropped it when they moved scifi into the
             'enhanced' cable channel range.  By then it was paying monthly
             fees for basically broadcast channelsi, which is stupid. -ERic
          \_ I have basic analog cable and I get sci fi, as does my Mom. Seems
             different basic cable lineup in different areas. But ya mostly have it
             just to get comedy central and sci fi channel.
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