Re: Cablevision lies

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From: Jonathan Grad
Date: Sat, 05 Sep 1992 04:07

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In article <Bu08EC.1AD@news.cso.uiuc.edu> tmkk@uiuc.edu (Khan) writes:
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>In article <1992Sep3.040116.15218@news2.cis.umn.edu> grad@sparky.drad.umn.edu (Jonathan Grad) writes:
>>In article <BtyytA.DLs@news.cso.uiuc.edu> tmkk@uiuc.edu (Khan) writes:
>
>>Better yet, how about encouraging like minded subscribers to petition
>>your local government to allow competition in the cable tv marketplace.
>>Maybe then. you will actually see cable companies that must take
>>customer preferences into account in their programming and rates.
>
>As I said, no real alternative. ESPECIALLY in the short term.
>
If you don't encourage competition in the short run, you'll never
see competition in the long run.  You can't complain that you are
feeling the effects of a lack of competition (high prices) if you
don't allow competition in the first place.

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