Telecommunications: Issues Related to Competition and Subscriber Rates in the Cable Television Industry

[摘要] A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Over 70 million American households receive television service from a cable television operator. In recent years, rates for cable service have increased at a faster pace than the general rate of inflation. GAO agreed to (1) examine the impact of competition on cable rates and service, (2) assess the reliability of information contained in the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) annual cable rate report, (3) examine the causes of recent cable rate increases, (4) assess the impact of ownership affiliations in the cable industry, (5) discuss why cable operators group networks into tiers, and (6) discuss options to address factors that could be contributing to cable rate increases."

[发布日期] 2003-10-24 [发布机构] United States. General Accounting Office.

[关键词] Government accountability -- United States.;telecommunications;telecommunications;letter report