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FCC Report Supports a la Carte TV Pricing

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the getting-what-you-pay-for dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The FCC may soon allow cable/sat companies to sell individually customized TV channel packages. From the article: ' FCC chairman Kevin Martin spoke to a forum, sponsored by the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee in Washington, which has been examining indecency on radio and television. Martin told the forum that the FCC will soon release a report that concludes that offering TV programming a la carte is economically feasible and in the best interest of consumers.'"

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  1. Re:Indecency? by lowrydr310 · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    I think I read somewhere that cable/satellite (NON-local broadcast) channels are not bound by the FCC's decency rules, but most abide by them anyway. I don't know about other networks, but Comedy Central frequently takes advantage of that.

    I just got a new TV set and I'm intrigued by the V-chip. When I'm switching channels, the show's rating is displayed just under the channel number. When I was young there was no such thing as a V-Chip, yet I remember several shows and movies on TV that I wasn't allowed to watch because Mommy and Daddy knew they weren't appropriate. Mommy and Daddy were my V-chip, and they made sure I didn't see any material that was inappropriate for me. Every kid is different and some kids can handle different material and situations than others. Parents shouldn't rely on pre-determined ratings, rather they should be involved with their kids and assess each kid differently.

    Even if there was a V-chip when I was young, my parents wouldn't know how to use it. I would have been the six year old kid who locked out all my parents' TV stations at night so I could watch what I want, and they probably wouldn't know why they were blocked.