One of the things that I've been waiting on will finally become reality early next year, full digital broadcasting. With all TV broadcasters forced to transmit only in digital by the February 17, 2009 date, an interesting thought came to me. Once this becomes the standard, will cable companies like Comcast stop charging people for digital service?
Digital service will be the standard and will no longer be a premium that should be charged for. All the HD channel premium monthly service that Comcast, Dish Network, or DirectTV charge for will cease right? Not likely.
Now I'm not sure how they will justify charging you for service that will be the standard across the board. And perhaps they will stop, but get the feeling that they won't without a phone call. Considering that this will cut into the revenue of the cable and satellite providers, I'm sure that they have a contingency plan on how to make that money back. It certainly might be worth your time to find out what they have in store for you, before the February 17, 2009 deadline.
Or you can sit back and see what happens. I'm sure the cable company has your best interests in mind.
2 comments:
I believe DirecTV has always broadcast in digital format, so this may be more of a cable issue.
Perhaps confusing Digital with HD?
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