I can't say that I agree since the provider's expenses will go up with the increasing demands of ala carte programming on both computers and human resources. Efficiency will drop across the board.
>> I expect people on existing bundles to see no change
>> even if the provider adds a'la carte.
> I can't say that I agree since the provider's expenses
> will go up with the increasing demands of ala carte
> programming on both computers and human resources.
> Efficiency will drop across the board.
The costs of the conversion and on-going support will be
borne by those who want alc. The providers won't hit up
the existing customers to pay for it.
I'm not an advocate of mandated alc, by the way, but I
am an advocate of alc, and have fired both a cable and
a DBS provider over it. If enough customers walk away,
market pressure alone will suffice to get alc to
market. In the Dish vs. DirecTv war, for example, the
first one to offer alc will have that sub-market to
themselves, and once a DBS seller gets a customer, they
tend to stay on that equipment.