I'm not sure if this is the right section to post this, but it SORT OF has to do with Classic TV. I recently found this news story from WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids, MI who was being charged $4/month for a very old-fashioned slider cable box, which apparently, had not been used in over 11 years. Here it is:
http://www.woodtv.com/global/story.asp?S=6559392
http://www.woodtv.com/global/story.asp?S=6559392