FCC Head Supports Ala Carte Cable 295
MikeyTheK writes "PC Magazine Reports that Kevin Martin, chairman of the FCC, supports ala carte cable.
In a letter to several minority groups on Wednesday, Martin said "While I believe all consumers would benefit from channels being sold in a more a la carte manner, minority consumers, especially those living in Spanish speaking homes, might benefit most of all,". He goes on to argue "Cable companies act as gatekeepers into the programming allowed by the expanded basic cable package, preventing independent content producers from reaching viewers,", citing the example of Black Family Television, which was forced to go online-only because cable operators refused to carry it, even after it reached 16 million homes."
I know what I'd get (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Black Family Channel (Score:2, Funny)
My order (Score:4, Funny)
Yes, thank you, I'd like your High Speed Internet Access.
Ok, no problem, the half order or full size?
Full size; the one with 3mb/s down 712 up.
Do you need hardware or setup?
Nope.
Sure no problem, anything else?
Yes, I'd also like a few side orders?
Ok go ahead.
The local channel 17, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, History Channel, Military Channel and AMC.
Anything else?
How much is your ESPN package?
4.95 per month.
No thanks
Would you like to try our HBO package? It's free for the first 3 months.
No thanks
Okay that's a Full size order of high speed internet for 19.95, plus 6 sides at .95 cents a piece. Anything else?
Nope that will do it for now.
Including taxes, fees and internet monitor labor, your total is $76.65.
WTF?!?!
Re:Translation (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Who benefits? (Score:1, Funny)
Duel language households? You mean like when my wife and I fight over whether we should speak French or English? I hope they have a native language television channel for you.