Re: FCC Urges 'A La Carte' Cable

In article <mnmpo15srindugbev57rh2l559d04rfmgr@xxxxxxx>,
David <dimlan17@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I don't want cable "a la carte." I enjoy having 250 channels and
> killing time by surfing through them all, and I constantly find new
> things to watch which I didn't know about beforehand. Going backwards
> to having 20-30 channels, and undoubtedly not paying all that much
> less, doesn't sound all that appealing to me.

If you want the packages, you'll presumably still be able to get them.
I'd expect a la carte to be an alternative to packages, not a
replacement.

--
Barry Margolin, barmar@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Arlington, MA
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