McCain Proposes Bill Allowing for ‘A La Carte’ Buying of Cable Channels
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has introduced a bill in the Senate that would let you get HBO without paying for the DFH Network, defying a powerful telecom industry that is vociferously opposed to allowing pay per c…
D.C. Man Sues Comcast Over Error That He Claims Cost Him $26,000
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In June 2010, Marc Himmelstein called Comcast of the District LLC to cancel his cable and high-speed Internet services in his Northwest Washington, D.C., home, Courthouse News reported.Comcast told Himmelstei…
Your TV Set-Top Box Never Sleeps, and It Costs You
George Doyle/Stockbyte/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Not many of us watch television 24 hours a day — but we might as well.Even when people’s TVs are turned off, the set-top boxes from our cable company, telephone company or satellite provider …
CableWiFi: Cable Firms to Join on 50,000 Hotspots
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Being a Bright House, Optimum, Xfinity, Cox Communications, and Time Warner Cable subscriber is about to get a bit better. Or at least it will if you’re the type that’s always searching for a public…