My husband and I chuckled behind our hands when my brother-in-law told us to ask for the Spanish-language package on Comcast - but it saved us money on the channels we used most. The cable company's new Family Tier, priced at only $33.29 in the Denver, Colo. area, would be even better for us (and keep us away from the dreaded Fox News, which for some reason is considered non-family-friendly option - a topic for an entirely other post, I'm sure). But, as the Denver Post reports, Comcast isn't exactly being proactive about letting consumers know they can opt in to the kindler, gentler bargain content.
Regulators, who have been urging cable operators to provide these family-friendly options, are concerned that there
are no sports networks ('cause dad always wants to watch sports, you know, while mom's washing the dishes and getting
manicures with her girlfriends I guess) and the Parents Television Council would like to see a la carte options instead
of packages where Comcast and its friends decide what is good for families, and what isn't. Home Shopping Network but no
Animal Planet? Bravo but not Hallmark Movie channel? All questionable in my opinion.
But here's what I
really stay up nights wondering: if the cable companies do something grand, and only announce it in your cable bill
marketing insert, does it make a sound?
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