Outside the Cable Box

An anonymous reader writes: "Interesting article from the Philadelphia Inquirer that talks about the Cable industry's goal of creating a tv top device that can work in any franchise. 'Some fear that Comcast will wield inordinate clout in deciding what kind of box customers will be able to buy.' It's only their goal because the government made them.

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Comcast is short for Communist Broadcast

[InOverMyFeet]

I used to live in a market where our only choice for cable was Comcast. Year to year, little by little, they kept increasing the cost of basic service. When I moved to a larger city I had a choice between Comcast and two other companies. Needless to say, I didn't go with Comcast. My cable is now cheaper and I get more channels. My service has cable, telephone, and broadband internet all in one package for about $90/month. Before, I was paying almost $40 for basic cable. What a rip off.