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Cable don't have same issues as telcos That is because cable doesn't have the same issues as the telcos. The telcos have a pipe that will have a difficult time delivering TV with IPTV software. And if the telcos want to keep improving the TV product they need lots of money for infrastructure upgrades - therefore their desire to suck some money out of the content providers.
But the cable companies all have big pipes and are already delivering TV content without problem. At least for now, they see no need to soak the content providers to upgrade their infrastructure.
But you can bet your life that if the telcos get away with charging the content providers, the cable companies will take advantage of that in their new contracts with content providers.
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PDXPLT
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Banks, OR | Cable has been doing it for years ... I bet they're keeping quiet, lest it be noticed that they've been doing this for years. They have a big pipe; they use most of it for delivering high-value content (TV), that they charge an arm and a leg for.
You can bet you'll never get 20+ Mbps, hi-QoS, basic internet access from an MSO. They're not gonna let you bypass them and, say, go directly to HBO.COM for your content. Heck, that would put HBO outta business; you'd go right to the movie producers' sites themselves. | |
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Brooklyn, NY | said by PDXPLT:I bet they're keeping quiet, lest it be noticed that they've been doing this for years. They have a big pipe; they use most of it for delivering high-value content (TV), that they charge an arm and a leg for. You can bet you'll never get 20+ Mbps, hi-QoS, basic internet access from an MSO. They're not gonna let you bypass them and, say, go directly to HBO.COM for your content. Heck, that would put HBO outta business; you'd go right to the movie producers' sites themselves. Well, it's not the case with HBO: they DO produce lot of their own content and they DO score homeruns time by time: Sopranos, Sex and The City, Rome or Angels in America or Bill Maher and let's not forget HBO's EXCELLENT documentaries or stand up comedians... HBO would be on the winner side if they could get rid of the middlemen.:) | |
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