* In a message originally sent to Paul Lopez, Charlie Young stated:
"Only about 10% of their bill goes to the USA Network, WTBS, and etc."  
 
Cable subscribers ought to know that the "bread and butter" of
a cable system's revenues come from the premium channels and
pay-per-view.
 
If viewers in a community do not like their service, or want
to see a line of programming introduced, and the cable company
doesn't respond, an organized dropping of premium channels
will get their attention mighty quickly.
 
I've heard the split (typically) is 50-50 between the 
cable company and the premium provider.
 
A lot of people are not aware that some services actually
pay for carriage (not the premium ones, of course).
 
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