It is a risk for Dish denying current customers access to what would, for many, be less expensive packages. But that is precisely the reason is denying this for current customers. Can you imagine the quarterly conference call after the on this month? They would have to report huge reductions is average monthly bills, lower revenue, you name, due to legions of customers "downgrading" to the HD packages that are unavailable to current customers. Wall Street would be pissed; shares of Dish down below Direct TV, more shareholders dumping Dish stock, all the business press predicting the death of Dish, and they would probably be right. Although, it is mostly Wall Streets lack of patience and never ceasing demands of UP UP UP UP rater than sound reasonable pace, and some low quarters here and there that are good for the long run.
I am not defending Dish, but I am providing the business and economic reasons Dish just can't afford to let current customers lower their monthly bill by such an amount that it is very bad for business. Morally, Dish should make available the HD package to all current customers. But if I were a stock holder, I would say "Great Dish. Don't you dare let the masses downgrade because my stock would be a huge loss. Keep up the restrictions." Fortunately, I don't play the Wall Street gambling pit.
I am not defending Dish, but I am providing the business and economic reasons Dish just can't afford to let current customers lower their monthly bill by such an amount that it is very bad for business. Morally, Dish should make available the HD package to all current customers. But if I were a stock holder, I would say "Great Dish. Don't you dare let the masses downgrade because my stock would be a huge loss. Keep up the restrictions." Fortunately, I don't play the Wall Street gambling pit.
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