no reason for this monopoly

The Federal Communications Commission is going to move to stop the practice of cable TV companies signing exclusive deals with apartment complexes. Now, I want to be careful here, because this is practically uncharted territory, but it would appear, from what I know, that this is a (gasp) Good Idea from the de facto Bush Administration. There is no good technical or other reason to allow such monopolies. Now watch, we'll find out in a few weeks that Dick Cheney or somebody stands to make a boatload of money from this - but even so, it is a good move.

And if individual apartment complexes in New York City can have cable TV competition, so can towns and counties across the US. End those cable TV monopolies now!