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Even with the BMW of Cable arguement, the original problem still exists......there really isn't any other choices around. I say that because not everyone can get Satellite. In this situation, for their to be true competition for EVERYONE, I believe that there should be more cable providers over the same infrastructure i.e., more than one cable provider.

I think BBR should host a porn site. More than one provider at this URL.

Not even close to the same thing and you know it. The problem is, there are two main tv providers....cable and sat. Like I mentioned, not everyone can get sat for various reasons. There is supposed to be competition. The status quo is not working out in terms of competition. The constant cable rate hikes every year is a clear indication of that as well. They rates are higher than the rate of inflation. Per article above, they are claiming record profits. That means they are raising rates just because they know they can get away with it. There is no viable competition.

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You mean, convert Comcast into a "dumb pipe" and you work out your own deal with content providers? What a novel concept. Maybe one which should extend to cable HSI too.
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Not necessarily. It could be that but, I'm not saying it has to be exactly like that. I really don't care how they would bring in more than one cable provider as long as they could. Granted, I know it really isn't much of a realistic idea but, unless someone pulls out a new kind of true, nationwide coverage, television service that will be viable competition for Comcast, how else is it going to happen?

Fiber to the home. That's how.

Anyway this is all just so much mental masturbation. The overwhelming majority will just keep on paying exorbitant rates for the same old crap they've been getting for years. Most are too lazy to do much else but lay on the couch clicking away on the remote or the keyboard and nothing changes.

Give 'em 10 more years until they have stepped over so many lines that the FTC breaks them up a la the old AT&T.
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I really like the FIOS idea too. I live in Seattle, WA......Qwest territory. Its too bad that FIOS couldn't be rolled out nationwide in all areas. Qwest is broke or at least, doesn't have much money and is just sitting around trying to figure out what and how and if they will do anything.

Those of us in AT&T's ex-Ameritech area here in the Midwest wish to let you know we sympathize with your plight. Dick Notebaert managed to almost kill off Ameritech by not spending any money on anything before he hoodwinked SBC into buying it.

Maybe he'll have better luck with Qwest.
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