Bring On The Competition

It looks as though Verizon Communications wants to enter the cable TV business. Click here to read more.

Good. After all, we live in a global, free market economy, right?

I know of quite a few people who complain every 30 days when they open their current cable TV bill. For the most part they are satisfied with the service they get and the amount of channels they receive. They simply feel they pay too much, particularly when they only watch a handful of channels and there are few other choices.

I for one could live without almost 80% of what I get under my current plan. I would much rather only pay for specific channels as opposed to being forced to buy so many. But, that’s a topic for another time.

Legislators are on the right track by requiring companies who want to provide cable TV service to serve at least 65% of a locality. By doing so they prevent the companies from cherry picking the most affluent neighborhoods.

In case you didn’t know, your local City Council or Board of Supervisors made your current cable TV selection. In order to get local contract cable TV providers must provide service to a certain percentage of a locality as well as provide a certain number of public access channels.

This should be interesting. Stay tuned.