CABL Forum - Yes, for instance...

...the tradeoff could be for a large amount of advertising dollars spent by that particular establishment (although AOL just recently got into BIG trouble over this exact scenario), banquet space or catering services for company sponsored community charitable events, off-site company meeting space, etc. Another example is where the local ballpark or other professional stadium may receive free or reduced services in trade for tickets, which are then given to clients and sometimes even mid-level management and front line employees. The real victim in this case would be the various programmers since the transaction is not normally counted as subscriber revenue, and therefore they are not directly compensated...but their status as ultimate victim or villain is the subject for an entirely separate set of postings and subsequent discourse...

Anyway, I actually started this whole thing by posting the original question about rate comparisons because I am still sometimes amazed at how poorly thought out some pretty fundamental decisions are made or carried out at the system level. It is hard to believe that once the error in residential vs. commercial billing was discovered by Adelphia, a series of letters or perhaps even personal visits were not made to facilitate a smooth transition. The letter could have contained a concise explanation for the change, a rate comparison (with cable hopefully being the competitive alternative), and an offer to add additional services or outlets at no labor charge (of course the increased monthly billing would apply to original and additional services). Take advantage of an unavoidable negative and try to leverage it into a potential positive.

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