Why the government isn't doing anything about high cable prices

We only use OTA for CBS, ABC, NBC, and Fox (not Fox news -- just Fox network TV). I had some trouble getting a strong signal at first, but then I found that if I point the (Yagi) antenna directly at where the towers are on the mountain, we get a good, reliable signal. They're only 13 miles away, so that helps.
 
MACKTEXAS said:
I'm a minimum of 40 miles from some of the OTA stations I get, and 60+ miles from more of the big ones. A regular OTA antenna will not bring them in. I've had the best luck with leaf antennas. My first was Mofu brand, the present is RCA, which I've had 2 years. It cost in the $50 price range when I bought it. They are designed to be placed at a window. I do not have any window near where it needs to go, but I'm still getting good reception with it.
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Those do work really well. Not all our TVs sit near enough to a window, but the antennae works just fine on a wall. Walls on the west side of the house bring in stations that broadcast out of San Fransisco, north and east walls pull in local stations.

I just hang it from a tack, so no damage a dab of paint on my fingertip won't fix.
 
The government is doing less than nothing about high cable prices; they're making the situation worse by allowing mergers to go through that reduce or in some cases, eliminate competition. Capitalism requires competition for it to succeed. If the government valued capitalism as they say they do, they would break up the giant media conglomerates and service providers and allow the little guy to have a chance. Granted, the government would have to provide the infrastructure required for competition, and that would be socialism. :rolleyes: The government does subsidize the funding for some of the backbone -- especially for rural areas, but otherwise, it's private investment.
 
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