Cable and Satellite Television Network Tiering and a la Carte Options for Consumers: Issues for Congress

Goldfarb, Charles B

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Telecommunication;    Telecommunication rates;    Television;   

RP-ID  :  RL32398
RP-ID  :  RL32398 2004-06-09

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The large cable programmers, who provide most of the popular cable (and broadcast) television programming, respond that a single large expanded basic service tier represents the most efficient way to offer programming and that allowing customers to obtain networks on an a la carte basis or in small tiers would raise costs – and hence prices to consumers – and also reduce the diversity of programs offered, so that consumer welfare would suffer in the long run. In this report, the pros and cons of offering subscribers only a single large expanded basic service tier and also of the various proposals to provide consumers more options are presented.