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- Competition is what keeps prices down and the quality of services up. However, the cable industry has been permitted to enjoy exclusive contracts with municipalities, denying consumers those benefits. Especially hard hit are senior citizens, on strict fixed budgets. In some cases, seniors are forced to pay $200/month and more to watch television, with no alternatives. While those in some areas may be able to switch to a fibre optic company, it is unavailable in other areas where these companies refuse to go to the expense of laying their groundwork, without 100% participation of residences within a community. This requirement effectively removes the competition that's necessary for consumer benefit.
- Legislation needs to be introduced to foster competition between cable companies, perhaps by sharing lines and paying a fee to the company that laid the original groundwork. Those original lines have been bought and paid for many times over, and cable companies should not be allowed to further profit from being the only ones permitted to use them, at the detriment to consumers.
- Several cell phone providers in the United States operate as mobile virtual network operators. MVNOs do not own their own section of the radio spectrum or own the infrastructure, such as cell towers, to operate a mobile phone service, but rent the necessary equipment from larger providers. Why can't this same practice be used for cable companies?
- Competition amongst cable companies should be demanded, as consumers need relief from being gouged by them.
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Prices for cable have risen so high that Seniors Csn no longer afford the service. Every couple of months the jack the price up a few dollars, the internet service is constantly manipulated so consumers pay more for faster service. Stop the monopoly save us from the corporate thieft, Save the Seniors from price goudgung!!!!
I thought this was a capitalist country. I guess that means if you have enough capital it is your country. Optimum takes advantage of the lack of competition and the consumer has few alternatives.
Enough. TV Should not be this expensive.
It’s ridiculous that we don’t have a choice in this matter
I am one of the seniors forced to pay over $200 a month.
I am a senior and having a hard time with bills. Please help seniors with a senior discount.
There needs to be another alternative to have cable at a lesser expense. They charge too much for their service and keep raising the rates. I'm paying over $200 a month and I don't have any decent channels to watch any movies or whatever I wish to watch.
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
- Competition is what keeps prices down and the quality of services up. However, the cable industry has been permitted to enjoy exclusive contracts with municipalities, denying consumers those benefits. Especially hard hit are senior citizens, on strict fixed budgets. In some cases, seniors are forced to pay $200/month and more to watch television, with no alternatives. While those in some areas may be able to switch to a fibre optic company, it is unavailable in other areas where these companies refuse to go to the expense of laying their groundwork, without 100% participation of residences within a community. This requirement effectively removes the competition that's necessary for consumer benefit.
- Legislation needs to be introduced to foster competition between cable companies, perhaps by sharing lines and paying a fee to the company that laid the original groundwork. Those original lines have been bought and paid for many times over, and cable companies should not be allowed to further profit from being the only ones permitted to use them, at the detriment to consumers.
- Several cell phone providers in the United States operate as mobile virtual network operators. MVNOs do not own their own section of the radio spectrum or own the infrastructure, such as cell towers, to operate a mobile phone service, but rent the necessary equipment from larger providers. Why can't this same practice be used for cable companies?
- Competition amongst cable companies should be demanded, as consumers need relief from being gouged by them.
18 Comments
Optimum is the worst service ever, in fact, no service. 90% of the time I cannot get onto my email with an "error message, service not available , try later". Landline phone is constantly not working, calling parties cannot hear my voice although I can hear them, very scary feeling when that's your only phone, plus internet is freezing all the time and needs reboot which still doesn't work.
Prices for cable have risen so high that Seniors Csn no longer afford the service. Every couple of months the jack the price up a few dollars, the internet service is constantly manipulated so consumers pay more for faster service. Stop the monopoly save us from the corporate thieft, Save the Seniors from price goudgung!!!!
I thought this was a capitalist country. I guess that means if you have enough capital it is your country. Optimum takes advantage of the lack of competition and the consumer has few alternatives.
Enough. TV Should not be this expensive.
It’s ridiculous that we don’t have a choice in this matter
I am one of the seniors forced to pay over $200 a month.
I am a senior and having a hard time with bills. Please help seniors with a senior discount.
There needs to be another alternative to have cable at a lesser expense. They charge too much for their service and keep raising the rates. I'm paying over $200 a month and I don't have any decent channels to watch any movies or whatever I wish to watch.
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Optimum is the worst service ever, in fact, no service. 90% of the time I cannot get onto my email with an "error message, service not available , try later". Landline phone is constantly not working, calling parties cannot hear my voice although I can hear them, very scary feeling when that's your only phone, plus internet is freezing all the time and needs reboot which still doesn't work.