The Time Warner Black-out of CBS is now beginning its third week. The impasse stems from a disagreement between how much the cable company wants to pay for the retransmission of the networks broadcast. CBS has some leverage since it also owns Showtime and TMC, not to mention the fact that the NFL season is about to get underway. But Time Warner Cable Cable also has a lot of leverage as one of the largest cable, and internet providers in the U.S.
Susan Crawford, a leading telecommunications policy expert says that the giants like Time Warner, really have a monopoly...