True a la carte?

[edoug]

If it is to be, you can thank Maine. I think Rep. Jeffrey Evangelos might deserve to be a member here.

Maine Wants to Force Cable TV to Offer À La Carte TV - Cord Cutters News

À la carte TV is the idea that you would pay for just the TV channels you want. Now in Maine, there is a bill that would force cable companies to offer a service that would do just that. The bill was proposed in the State House by Independent Representative Jeffrey Evangelos. “For instance, I …

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And here's what the cable companies think of this proposal.

Comcast and cable TV giants sue Maine over new law aimed at a la carte access

AUGUSTA, Maine (BDN) -- The telecommunications giant Comcast and cable operators including Fox, CBS and Disney sued Maine and 17 municipalities Friday, saying a new state law aimed at enshrining a la carte cable TV is preempted by federal law.

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[Couperin47]

talk about tilting at windmills, if/when such a law ever comes into effect, the result is you will be able to select just the channels you want, no one who does this will ever select any of the shopping plus many of the other religion or ethnic based channels all of which pay to be carried and subsidize the carriers. The result is that whatever small selection of channels you select... it will always cost more...a LOT more... then the offered packages. Talk about pointless....