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

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cable television.

Artificial satellites in telecommunication.

Consumer protection.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (31 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides background on cable and satellite TV issues and developments, and reviews the FCC report on "a la carte" programming to enable consumers to choose which programs they would pay for and view on TV. Examines the current cable programmer business model and multi-channel TV market imperfections. Also discusses proposals to grant cable and satellite TV consumers greater decisionmaking power over the cable and satellite networks they receive.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Cable and Satellite Television Network Tiering and a La Carte Options for Consumers

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.