New GAO report signals it's time to get real. (General Accounting Office's study on cable rates) (editorial)

From: Multichannel News | Date: July 29, 1991| Author: | Copyright information

New GAO Report Signals It's Time To Get Real

As a youngster, we never had a party. Parties, after all, were for sissies, not us future macho types. Besides, the games played at parties were usually pretty silly ... or so we thought.

Actually, deep down inside we wanted a party in the worst way. However, the shuddering possibility that no one would show up was the real reason for saying no to parties.

And so it is that we can understand how the folks at the General Accounting Office must feel. The GAO gave a party recently to unveil the latest numbers on the cable ...

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