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FCC Head Supports Ala Carte Cable

Posted by samzenpus on from the a-little-of-this-a-little-of-that dept.

MikeyTheK writes "PC Magazine Reports that Kevin Martin, chairman of the FCC, supports ala carte cable. In a letter to several minority groups on Wednesday, Martin said "While I believe all consumers would benefit from channels being sold in a more a la carte manner, minority consumers, especially those living in Spanish speaking homes, might benefit most of all,". He goes on to argue "Cable companies act as gatekeepers into the programming allowed by the expanded basic cable package, preventing independent content producers from reaching viewers,", citing the example of Black Family Television, which was forced to go online-only because cable operators refused to carry it, even after it reached 16 million homes."

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  1. Re:Translation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    hahahah, that made me actually laugh out loud. nicely done sir.

  2. Re:Translation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    wow. don't get out much, do you?

  3. Re:Translation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yes, just like your blow-up doll? No thanks. At least my blow-up doll doesn't control the remote.