http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_television_in_the_United_States#Subscriber_fees
There are a LOT of middle men. Based on profit margins that publicly traded
companies report in this sector, they're just passing those costs (licensing
and physical) on to us.
Jerry Wilborn
jerrywilborn@gmail.com
On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 2:38 PM, Chris Jones <techmaster@gmail.com> wrote:
> TV services are probably the biggest area where cable providers are ripping
> us off, but it's hard to say where most of that is coming from, the cable
> companies themselves, or the satellite providers that they get their feeds
> from. I've heard that ESPN can be especially bad for them to deal with.
> It's insane that we have to pay for all of these channels when you can only
> watch one at a time, maybe 4-5 at a time in a house with a lot of TV's.
> Somebody, somewhere, is getting very rich. :)
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 2:33 PM, Shannon Roddy <sroddy@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 2:28 PM, Chris Jones <techmaster@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Actually I'm wrong, it's $125/mo.
>>>
>>> $56.99 for basic cable
>>> $61.99 for "premier" internet
>>> the rest is all taxes and surcharges... but I agree, it's ridiculous.
>>> I'm tempted to just drop the TV and have internet only, if it will cut my
>>> bill in half.
>>
>>
>> yeah... but with the data caps you can't watch hulu, netflix, PBS or other
>> online content. So unless you really don't want to watch TV at all, they've
>> got you by the ****s.
>>
>
>
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