15 of the 18 members of the Senate House Judiciary Committee, as well as 32 members of the 39 members of the House Judiciary Committee have had their campaign coffers stuffed with Comcast money.
And those magical peering points just happened to materialize immediately upon Netflix forking over a boatload of cash, right?
Or perhaps a more logical explanation is that Comcast purposely neglected it's routing at known congestion points in order to give the impression that there was a major problem with Neflix's content delivery. After all, Comcast sells "content" also and considers Netflix it's competition.
But Comcast decided that now was not a good time to rock the boat, with the proposed Comcast / TWC merger about to come up in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, and decided to sweep the whole argument under the rug ... for the time being.
Ironically, in a variation of the Streisand Effect, NBC's gatekeeping has actually helped educate those who desired to view the Olympics LIVE, the way they were meant to be viewed, in Virtual Private Networking, what it is, how to use it, and where to acquire a VPN provider.
Anyone who doesn't think this merger will result in higher costs, both cabeTV and internet, less choices and even more lackluster customer service hasn't bothered to look at Comcast's business history.
Allowing the proposed merger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable is exactly the opposite of a good National Broadband Plan for our future. There is no way this merger can conceivably be viewed as in the public interest.
This merger would put more than a third of all cable-TV subscribers in Comcast’s hands and give it control over more than half of the “triple-play” services that combine TV, phone and Internet service. Don’t forget, Comcast already owns NBC, MSNBC, Universal Studios and tons of cable networks. That means that for most of America, Comcast could control even more of what you see and how you see it.
Putting this much power in the hands of one company is dangerous. This deal WILL lead to less consumer choice, less diversity and much higher cable bills.
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I've had enough bad experiences with Ubisoft that I've vowed to NEVER buy another Ubisoft game. I suspect this "change of heart" by Ubisoft is just setting up customers for another huge let down. AFAIC they can pack sand.
Comcast charges $15.00 more per month for their high speed internet if you do NOT also subscribe to their cableTV. In many areas of the country, their basic cabletv package is cheaper than $15.00 ... so there is an initial savings. The problem arises when, in other areas of the county, the basic cable fees (due to sweetheart deals with local government cable franchise agreements) are HIGHER than that $15 so-called "discount".
This pricing model essentially forces people in the areas where there is a possible savings to go ahead and subscribe to basic cable to achieve the discount, even though they may in fact subscribe to satellite TV for actual viewing.
This "sleight of hand" essentially skews the numbers of people actually viewing Comcast basic cable, and results in higher than actual eyes-on-the-screen numbers which impacts the reported cableTV subscribers communicated to any advertisers who contract with Comcast to display their products. They are basically lying to their advertisers.
Comcast charges $15.00 more per month for their high speed internet if you do NOT also subscribe to their cableTV. In many areas of the country, their basic cabletv package is cheaper than $15.00 ... so there is an initial savings. The problem arises when, in other areas of the county, the basic cable fees (due to sweetheart deals with local government cable franchise agreements) are HIGHER than that $15 so-called "discount".
This pricing model essentially forces people in the areas where there is a possible savings to go ahead and subscribe to basic cable to achieve the discount, even though they may in fact subscribe to satellite TV for actual viewing.
This "sleight of hand" essentially skews the numbers of people actually viewing Comcast basic cable, and results in higher than actual eyes-on-the-screen numbers which impacts the reported cableTV subscribers communicated to any advertisers who contract with Comcast to display their products. They are basically lying to their advertisers.
Comcast are liars ... plain & simple
http://bgr.com/2014/12/30/why-is-comcast-so-bad-30/
Who’s stupid now?
Re: Re: Re:
15 of the 18 members of the Senate House Judiciary Committee, as well as 32 members of the 39 members of the House Judiciary Committee have had their campaign coffers stuffed with Comcast money.
Re: non starter
Or perhaps a more logical explanation is that Comcast purposely neglected it's routing at known congestion points in order to give the impression that there was a major problem with Neflix's content delivery. After all, Comcast sells "content" also and considers Netflix it's competition.
But Comcast decided that now was not a good time to rock the boat, with the proposed Comcast / TWC merger about to come up in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, and decided to sweep the whole argument under the rug ... for the time being.
Are you serious?
All your Internet are belong to us
Say NO to the Comcast / Time Warner Cable Mafia Merger
http://bit.ly/1gB0ULh
Shoot Yourself in the Foot Dept.
Cable Mafia
Say No To Comcast / Time Warner Cable Mafia Merger
http://bit.ly/1gB0ULh
The absolute WORST thing to happen to our Nation's Broadband Services
This merger would put more than a third of all cable-TV subscribers in Comcast’s hands and give it control over more than half of the “triple-play” services that combine TV, phone and Internet service. Don’t forget, Comcast already owns NBC, MSNBC, Universal Studios and tons of cable networks. That means that for most of America, Comcast could control even more of what you see and how you see it.
Putting this much power in the hands of one company is dangerous. This deal WILL lead to less consumer choice, less diversity and much higher cable bills.
Say No To Comcast-Time Warner Merger
http://bit.ly/1gB0ULh
Comcast + Time Warner Cable = Disaster
http://bit.ly/1jikaxq
Whitehouse.gov Petition
For what it's worth ... a Whitehouse.gov petition to Stop the Comcast/TimeWarner Cable merger and require more competition in the cable industry
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/stop-comcasttimewarner-cable-merger-and-require-mo re-competition-cable-industry/ym52vbd4
Kudos to DirecTV
Never watch it ... could care less if it ever comes back.
I hope they lower my bill a couple bucks a month now that it's gone.
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Re: (as Michael Hirsch)
This pricing model essentially forces people in the areas where there is a possible savings to go ahead and subscribe to basic cable to achieve the discount, even though they may in fact subscribe to satellite TV for actual viewing.
This "sleight of hand" essentially skews the numbers of people actually viewing Comcast basic cable, and results in higher than actual eyes-on-the-screen numbers which impacts the reported cableTV subscribers communicated to any advertisers who contract with Comcast to display their products. They are basically lying to their advertisers.
Re: (as Michael Hirsch)
This pricing model essentially forces people in the areas where there is a possible savings to go ahead and subscribe to basic cable to achieve the discount, even though they may in fact subscribe to satellite TV for actual viewing.
This "sleight of hand" essentially skews the numbers of people actually viewing Comcast basic cable, and results in higher than actual eyes-on-the-screen numbers which impacts the reported cableTV subscribers communicated to any advertisers who contract with Comcast to display their products. They are basically lying to their advertisers.
Would you miss Viacom? (as Michael Hirsch)
http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=206822
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