As much as ala carte programming sounds good, there is a pit-fall. When the cable company see's that everyone wants a certain channel, the cost will go up accordingly. The more people want a channel, the more it will cost. Ala Carte is great for people who love the obscure channels that few people watch. Guaranteed, any savings had by ala carte programming will quickly disappear once no body buys all those channels you don't watch.
Either that, or price controls are put in place, and the government dictates how much per channel cable providers can charge; yes even more regulation than currently in place.
It’s funny how many FReepers think the gov’t can change the law and make things cheaper. I said it on the thread yesterday on the same subject: $10/channel or 200 for $100.
If al la carte comes, it won’t be cheap.
Well, they can either offer a la carte and bundling options or they can continue down the their current path of losing viewers to the internet.
Everything is available at no cost to you somewhere on the internet.