Wednesday, December 12, 2012
"Cable subscribers are about to get a sneaky fee"
EVERY television will NEED a rented cable box.
Is it any wonder that people have low opinions of big utilities AND the elected officials that support things like this?...
Is it any wonder that people have low opinions of big utilities AND the elected officials that support things like this?...
Herb Weisbaum reports this at NBCnews:
"Cable companies want to scramble everything coming through their wire, including basic service. They say this will allow them to reduce theft – prevent people from watching programs they didn’t pay for – and improve customer service.
Their plan is to keep every cable household connected to the network and then activate or terminate service remotely, rather than sending out the cable guy. They say this will improve efficiency – technicians can focus on more difficult installations – and reduce the need for customers to stay at home waiting for service.
The Federal Communications Commission had prohibited the encryption of basic cable since 1994. But in October, the commission voted to allow it, starting on Dec. 10."
