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In reply to the discussion: Comcast sues Maine to stop law requiring sale of individual TV channels [View all]Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)12. That's what Hallmark and other channels charge ($4.99/mo)
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Comcast sues Maine to stop law requiring sale of individual TV channels [View all]
Apollo Zeus
Sep 2019
OP
Imagine if newsstands all colluded and would not let you purchase the Washington Post...
Skinner
Sep 2019
#7
Imagine if Maine required the Washington Post to offer all of it's content individually
ToxMarz
Sep 2019
#25
The law goes beyond separate channels and require every program on a channel to be sold separately.
onenote
Sep 2019
#16
Your example is not the same because cable companies are regulated like utilities
Politicub
Sep 2019
#26
Federal law preempts state and local regulation of programming decisions. See the complaint.
onenote
Sep 2019
#27
That's too bad. It would be great to see the governing federal law reformed in favor of consumers.
Politicub
Sep 2019
#31
It can't. It would take legislation repealing a variety of preemptive provisions.
onenote
Sep 2019
#38
We can't have what Canadians have, because you know, we're just inferior. Nt
lostnfound
Sep 2019
#46
I'd probably get cable if I could choose the handful of which channels I wanted.
LanternWaste
Sep 2019
#17
The ice cream shop sells single cones in the flavor you want. Been like that for over
NCjack
Sep 2019
#22
When Comcast takes over the ice cream shops, that's how they will sell ice cream cones. nt
NCjack
Sep 2019
#24