Laybourne lashes out: Oxygen chief rips a la carte during FCC-held forum.(Federal Communications Commission)

From: Multichannel News | Date: August 2, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

WASHINGTON -- Geraldine Laybourne may be the CEO of Oxygen Media, but she was breathing fire last Thursday at an all-day Federal Communication Commission forum on the plausibility of cable companies offering more channels on an a la carte basis.

"A la carte is not the answer. In fact, it is one of the worst ideas I have ever heard," Laybourne told an FCC panel headed by FCC Media Bureau chief Kenneth Ferree, who has bemoaned the lack of channel choice on cable and has declared himself an unabashed fan of a la carte pricing.

Only one FCC commissioner showed up: Democrat ...

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