[mythtv-users] FCC proposal

[Erik Jensen]

On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 7:11 AM, Gary Buhrmaster
<gary.buhrmaster at gmail.com>wrote:

> As far as the consumer is concerned,
> the FCC assertion of a small percentage
> of the total cable users being impacted
> is probably right.  It is those with with
> digital TVs without a STB and those
> (highly represented on this list) crazys
> with clear-QAM PC tuners :-).  But that
> tends to dismiss that those using
> digital TVs without a STB tend to often
> be the set of people "most at risk"
> (abusing the term) in that they are going
> to tend to be those on the lowest or fixed
> incomes (not those with 60" flat screen TVs
> who spend $300/month for every tv package
> and on-demand offering available from their
> cableco).  Eventually adding in another
> $10/month to the cable bill for STBs can
> be a lot of money for some.
>

When I was with Comcast, they provide a tiny Motorola SD box for only $1
per month. It was only if you wanted a full featured, HD box that the price
went up to $8 per month. Do other companies not have the cheap option?
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