I can’t say I’m sad to hear this. I see Charter got the high end of the range of fines, but its not enough!
Seems as tho even folks in the last federal administration questioned the moving of channels to digital and the impact it would have on viewers who only get the lower tiers.
The agency was concerned that customers who subscribe to less expensive tiers of analog service, such as basic cable, will have access to fewer channels because some have been moved to the digital lineup, even as those subscribers’ bills continued to rise.
Cable companies want to move analog channels to digital to free up bandwidth so they have more room to add high-definition channels and other content. It is not related to the national switch to digital broadcasting.
The FCC said most of the cable companies it fined had provided incomplete or evasive answers, or even refused to answer some questions.
Of course, the cable companies didn’t cooperate. Why would you if you know you probably did something wrong, but would only get fined $25,000. I hope the new administration follows through on this!
