This service uses OTA broadcasters so their receiver can tune all the local OTA channels and can descramble the channels you subscribe to. Seeing the OTA channels are FREE I guess you could say they are included.Could the company start carrying locals, or would it be another disaster like the other company, the name fails me now, that had to shut down retransmitting locals? IMO, they should be able to. With cable, I pay a 3.25 fee for retrans fee for network tv anyway. Why not just add that into the cost?