11.26.2004  A la carte TV Channels  The FCC recently reported to Congress about the latest faddish telecom idea: compulsory a la carte pricing for cable and satellite channels. The FCC is unenthused, noting that one result would be a probable rise in the bill of the average TV-watching household of between 14% and 30%. PFF's Randy May commented on the report, and on recent innovations in the private sector that will soon render the whole argument meaningless anyway. posted by James DeLong : 11/26/2004 01:01:57 PM   IPcentral WebLog Blog Main Recent Posts   The "Open Source Community" Bytes & Bullets Further Jonathan Zittrain Dialectic The New Media Marches On Politics & Markets More on Patent Searches Noninfringing Use Insurance Desktop Searches James Boyle on Database IP in Europe Markets and Cooperation Archives by Month   December 2003 January 2004 February 2004 March 2004 April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 Links   PFF Blog

	11.26.2004  A la carte TV Channels  The FCC recently reported to Congress about the latest faddish telecom idea: compulsory a la carte pricing for cable and satellite channels. The FCC is unenthused, noting that one result would be a probable rise in the bill of the average TV-watching household of between 14% and 30%. PFF's Randy May commented on the report, and on recent innovations in the private sector that will soon render the whole argument meaningless anyway. posted by James DeLong : 11/26/2004 01:01:57 PM   IPcentral WebLog Blog Main Recent Posts   The "Open Source Community" Bytes & Bullets Further Jonathan Zittrain Dialectic The New Media Marches On Politics & Markets More on Patent Searches Noninfringing Use Insurance Desktop Searches James Boyle on Database IP in Europe Markets and Cooperation Archives by Month   December 2003 January 2004 February 2004 March 2004 April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 Links   PFF Blog