Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: 11 Jun 91 13:56:35 GMT From: Scott Hinckley Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: RBOC's Can Now Manufacture Equipment Reply-To: scott@hsvaic.boeing.com Message-ID: Organization: TELECOM Digest Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu 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 450, Message 5 of 11 Lines: 34 In Ken.McVay@onebdos.oneb.wimsey.bc.ca (Ken McVay) writes: > To compare cable TV rates and illustrate the cost situation, Rogers > Cable in Toronto charged CAD$18.56 per month, including tax (or about > USD$16.90, depending on exchange rates). Com-Cast out of West Palm > Beach, FL charges well into the USD$20's/month and has plenty of local > advertising superimposed on its offerings (like CNN). Meanwhile, there > are tales of vastly reduced rates in those U.S. jurisdictions that > have allowed a competing cable company to start up business. We have competing cable companies here (Comcast and Cable Alabama). I am on Comcast (descision of the apt complex, not me) which runs $11.50/month for 34 channels including; MTV, VH-1, CNN, Headline News, TNN, TNT, and many others. HBO, Cinemax, Showtime and Disney are each $7/month. A converter (required for HBO, Cinemax, or Disney) runs $1.00/month. Cable Alabama runs $12.95/mont for 53 channels. HBO, Shotime, Cinemax, TMC, and Disney are $7.68/month each. A converter box (required for pay channels) is $4.00/month. Both companies are reported to be running at a large deficit, and have been requesting permission to merge for several years. (Brendon?) Cable has offered to buy them several times. The city council refuses to let either event happen. Scott Hinckley Internet:scott@hsvaic.boeing.com UUCP:...!uunet!uw-beaver!bcsaic!hsvaic!scott DISCLAIMER: All contained herein are my opinions, they do not|+1 205 461 2073 represent the opinions or feelings of Boeing or its management| BTN:461-2073