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- From: mwiz@cia.austin.ibm.com (Marc Wiz)
- Subject: Re: Cable Rates going up.
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- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 15:17:47 GMT
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- Organization: IBM, Austin
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- In article <Bzo81B.2sGK@austin.ibm.com> dewey@vpdbox.austin.ibm.com writes:
- >
- > CABLE RATES ARE GOING UP:
- > Some cable TV companies are hitting customers with steep price
- >hikes four months before action on a law designed to hold rates
- >down. Most of the nations' 11,000 cable systems are expected to
- >raise monthly rates for 1993. And most of the announced increases
- >exceed inflation - now about 3% annually. The National Cable
- >Television Association says increases nationwide average about 6%.
- >
- >======================================================================
- >Maybe we could organize a mass boycott of Austin Cablevision, ie get
- >500-1000 people to all agree to cancel the cable on February first if
- >they don't lower the cost, Carry the Sci-Fi and Cartoon channel, upgrade
- >their equipment for more channels.
- >
-
- >Who's game?
-
- There is a problem with this. Some of us live in areas where we have
- to have cable. I live in Buttercup Creek in Cedar Park and the deed
- restrictions include no external antennas. This forces us to have
- cable.
-
- I have heard that cable companies offer to install the cabling into a
- subdivision if builders will put an antenna restriction into the deed
- restrictions. I have a problem with this in general since it restricts
- my ham radio activities since it really is aimed at tv antennas. But I
- bought the house with full knowledge of the deed restriction.
-
- What really frosts me is that everytime we have a storm the FM goes out
- and then the tv signal. This is cable. Whatever happened to a better
- picture?
-
- >Course we should start with KBVO and get them to start broadcasting in
- >stereo... ;-)
- >
-
- At least DS9 will be on a channel with stereo.
-
-
- Marc
-
- mwiz@eureka.austin.ibm.com
- (512)823-9330
-
- I speak only for myself.
-