Cable and Satellite Television Network Tiering and a la Carte Options for Consumers: Issues for Congress
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The large cable programmers, who provide most of the popular cable (and broadcast) television programming, respond that a single large expanded basic service tier represents the most efficient way to offer programming and that allowing customers to obtain networks on an a la carte basis or in small tiers would raise costs – and hence prices to consumers – and also reduce the diversity of programs offered, so that consumer welfare would suffer in the long run. In this report, the pros and cons o…
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Date:
June 9, 2004
Creator:
Goldfarb, Charles B.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department