Cable companies want cash from tiered service, remote DVRs

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: dewayne () warpspeed com (Dewayne Hendricks)
Date: June 1, 2009 9:37:28 PM EDT
To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <xyzzy () warpspeed com>
Subject: [Dewayne-Net] Cable companies want cash from tiered service,  
remote DVRs

CABLE COMPANIES WANT CASH FROM TIERED SERVICE, REMOTE DVRS
Cable companies are still worried about drops in revenue that may come  
as the economic pinch encourages subscribers to cut out premium TV  
services. That may be why, despite consumer backlash, they've made  
recent moves to adopt bandwidth caps and metered usage plans. But they  
may be getting another revenue option, as the Obama administration is  
backing Cablevision's attempts to sell a networked DVR service to its  
customers.

<http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2009/06/tiered-service-rs-dvrs-seen-as-critical-to-cable-profits.ars 
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