The FCC looks ready to deal another body blow to the kind of exclusivity that has long fed the money money of Cablevision and other top cable companies.
The commission seems set to strike down this week the thousands of contracts that have given monolithic cable providers the exclusive chance to serve apartment dwellers. These residents around the country (including those served by Cablevision in places like the Bronx) would have new-found rights and opportunities to choose different cable companies. The competition is expected to reduce prices paid by consumers.
Competition for cable service came only recently to Long Island, mostly in the form of Verizon, and the pace seems poised to pick up.
For more about the move, see:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/29/business/media/29cable.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
--Noel Rubinton