ABC Verses Cablevision! Who is right?

ABC is not a Cable TV content provider by charter. Via an FCC license, ABC is mandated to provide free public programming over the Air Waves. ABC has absolutely no authority to charge a fee for viewing it's content; however they are authorized by the FCC to run commercials.

A Cable TV content provider such as the Discovery Channel, has no authority to transmit their programming over the air waves, they are paid by Cablevision to carry their content. Cablevision usually runs commercials, or sells subscriptions, to pay for the fee charged by the content providers.

A few years ago a law suit resulted in Cablevision paying the networks some money to keep them quiet. Now ABC wants every Cablevision viewer to pay them one dollar every month, weather they look at ABC or not! My parents told me "if you let them take an inch, they will take a yard!" No truer words were ever said!

So it appears that ABC is already getting paid twice, for the programming that they are supposed to be providing for free. They now want even more money!

Direct FCC and Public Service Commission intervention is needed. This is not the "good old days;" technology has advanced!" Data and information should be considered as a utility, and be subject to controls and regulations.

I am not a big fan of Cablevision, but in this case I believe that Cablevision is right; I will not switch providers.

What is your opinion?



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