Prying Open the Cable Market

garzpacho writes "In an interview, FCC chief Brian Martin discusses his efforts to make it easier for new entrants--especially telecoms-- to compete with traditional cable and satellite companies in delivering video services. The focus of this effort seems to be in addressing local franchising authorities' current bias towards incumbents. He also talks about current congressional efforts to enact national franchise legislation."

Comments

Network cables...

[__aaclcg7560]

Can someone tell me why a network cable at a retail store cost two to three times as much as you would pay at an online store? The retail prices for a commodity item like network cables is bad enough that making your own would be cheaper. Damn cable monopolies.

Re:So, we seize it for the public good.

[Josh teh Jenius]

Rejoice fellow geeks, for our day of reckoning is finally upon is. Let us, the great pale masses, rise up now to claim that which is ours! Death to the capitalist pigs! Viva le resistance!

I implore everyone reading this to begin purchasing as much gasoline and orange juice concentrate as budgets will afford. If they won't give it to us peacefully, we will burn them to the fucking ground.

If any of you are questioned by the authorities, simply explain that, unless you are left alone immediately, you will unleash waves of mysterious and powerful hackers against them; evil hackers who will steal visa cards, send unpleasant emails, and even go so far as to destroy any electrical appliance within a 50-mile radius.

Am I kidding? Probably.

Then again, maybe some "revolution for the hell of it" is just what this country needs.