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Satellite has been around a LONG time now. Given that, overall, the cable co's have lost a pretty small percentage of customers to them despite their overall lower cost.

Why? I think convenience is one big reason. It's certainly easier to deal with a cable line coming out of a wall than a dish.

Another reason is there are many people who live in Apts or other dwellings where they don't even have the option to go with satellite..even if they wanted to.

One thing that has certainly helped the satellite providers is the telcos beginning to cross sell their products.
But, we all know the only reason they do that is because they don't have a TV product of their own..for the most part.

While granted, I'll agree with you that perhaps the last couple of years have seen more and more satellite customers..will that continue to be the case?
As verizon and AT&T move into their own products..they'll certainly market satellite less.
Also, cable has what satellite will never have, in terms of being able to bundle voip and HSI.

Don't get me wrong. I think it's good that there is this choice. And, I know that some people swear by their satellite service and I don't take anything away from them for feeling that way.

But it's no where near the threat that voip is for the telco's and their landlines. And, the cable industry is losing nowhere near those kinds of numbers..which seem to escalate more and more every quarter.

The landline business is being attacked by voip..by cell providers..and by dialup customers cancelling their second lines.

That business is in some real trouble.
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