by Associated Press
Published: Tue, November 04, 2008 - 5:48 pm CST
Last Updated: Tue, November 04, 2008 - 7:08 pm CST
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Federal Communications Commission hasopened an investigation into the pricing policies of major cable
operators and Verizon Communications Inc.
Cable companies the agency plans to look into include Comcast
Corp., Time Warner Cable Inc., Cox Communications Inc., Charter
Communications Inc., Cablevision Systems Corp., Bright House
Networks, Suddenlink Communications, Bend Cable Communications, GCI
Company, Harron Entertainment and RCN Corp., according to a letter
the agency sent pay-TV operators Oct. 30.
At issue is the companies' practice of moving analog channels
into digital tiers to free up bandwidth for other uses, such as
high-definition channels. Analog customers will have to rent a
digital set-top box from the operator or buy the digital TV plan to
watch those channels.
Verizon offers services that compete cable company offerings.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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