Industry Fiercely Opposes Unbundled TV

[SOURCE: Associated Press, AUTHOR: Seth Sutel]
The cable industry argues that if consumers are free to drop less-viewed channels, many of them would go out of business, and others would have to sharply raise their per-customer rates to stay afloat. "Bundling" them together helps spread costs around and supports a variety of programming. many industry analysts don't see the FCC forcing cable to offer a la carte pricing, but Consumers Union believes government intervention will ultimately have to regulate how networks make contracts with cable operators, as neither the programmers or cable companies have any incentive to rock the boat.
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