Reply #13: link doesn't work -- is this what its about? [View All]

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The OP says that cable operators must block any channels you request. I'm guessing this is a reference to section 624(d)(2) of the Communications Act, which states that cable operators, upon request, must sell or lease to subscribers a device by which the subscriber can prohibit the vieiwing of a particular channel. If you have a set top box that you lease from the cable operator, the operator probably already has fulfilled its obligation to you since most newer boxes can be programmed by the subscriber not to receive a particular channel. If you don't have such a box, the operator must provide it you, but expect to pay from $3 to $6 a month for it. And if you have DirecTV or EchoStar, the law doesn't apply (and if it did, the box you use would satisfy it).

Bottom line: I encourage anyone who wants to block Fox to do so, but don't expect it to have any more impact on the cable company than simply not watching it (or as dropping the level of service that has FoxNews on it). And if you're a DirecTV subscriber, forget about having any impact no matter what you do since DirecTV is owned by the same company as Fox).


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