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Originally Posted by foszoe
I think the sat/cable companies should break out the cost of the locals and just not bill for it during a dispute.
I have been OTA/streaming now for over a decade and never understood how people get so upset over locals being dropped. Most can pick them up with a cheap antenna.
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That would be a breech of contract and the company would be sued by the Networks. We cannot even break it out and offer it as a separate fee!! Required to air in "most penetrated tier" meaning Basic lineup. Required to take the crap second channels. Required to pay the annual raises during the contract. ILLEGAL to put on a scroll telling about contracts, yet the networks do the very same thing and tell our customers to call the cable company.
Here is another article today......
https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/ca...es-spike-2006/
Network TV costs cable companies a lot more than you might think.
Local affiliates of NBC, CBS, Fox, and ABC comprise a huge chunk of cable bills, allegedly accounting for as much as $16 of a cable bill, according to Cord Cutters News. As cable company woes have increased over the last decade, networks are still upping their prices. And cable company Armstrong announced this week that these fees have gone up a shocking 600% since 2006.
Networks are out to screw you, not the cable companies.....600%!!!