KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
Premium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK
 ·Cox HSI
 ·AT&T Southwest
| Simple solution
Any Video service provider is forbidden from owning or controlling a Media content creator. OR must offer the content to anyone who wants to carry it for the exact same rates they charge their subs for it. IE Cable giants (or Telco Giants) can't buy up or have exclusive rights to channels or events... or if they do, they must provide it to all who wish to carry it for the exact same rate THEIR customers pay for it.
Problem solved. Fair for all service providers.
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"Regulatory capitalism is when companies invest in lawyers, lobbyists, and politicians, instead of plant, people, and customer service." - former FCC Chairman William Kennard (A real FCC Chairman, unlike the current Corporate Spokesperson in the job!) |
RadioDoc
Sortofadog
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11
Chicago, IL
·AT&T Midwest
| That is the smartest solution. Turn the whole mess back to common carrier status while you're at it.
There is precedent for your scenario: The TV networks were prohibited from originating prime time network programming for a couple of decades because they got snippy about running indie productions, preferring to keep it in house. Viacom (for example) was created from CBS's production operation and spun off to it's own company in compliance.
It's time.
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Toolmaster of La Grange. |
