Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rphroy!caen!uwm.edu!lll-winken!telecom-request From: dave@westmark.westmark.com (Dave Levenson) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Cable TV vs Telco Connectivity Laws Message-ID: Date: 31 Mar 91 15:26:56 GMT Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Organization: Westmark, Inc., Warren, NJ, USA Lines: 22 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 258, Message 3 of 11 In article , ryan@cs.umb.edu (Daniel Guilderson) writes: > The ideal solution is to have everyone pay based on the number of > hours they "consume" and the relative cost to the supplier (home > shopping network is much cheaper than HBO for the cable company to > provide). I agree. This is why I like the concept of pay-per-view cable. The local cable company here is offering one or two pay-per-view channels. These are usually filled with boxing, and other sports events I don't care to watch. I much prefer to have them offered on that basis, where I don't pay for them unless I want to watch them. Different events carry different prices, but the idea is exactly what Danial seems to want. Dave Levenson Internet: dave@westmark.com Westmark, Inc. UUCP: {uunet | rutgers | att}!westmark!dave Warren, NJ, USA AT&T Mail: !westmark!dave Voice: 908 647 0900 Fax: 908 647 6857