Matt
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Re: Kudos to Cablevision
said by dennismurphy  :said by dvd536 :Just like all other cable companies, VIDEO subs subsidize HSI! Proof, please. The fact that 99% of the cable companies give you a discount if you subscribe to a certain video tier along with any other product? They don't raise your cable rate if you just want video ... but if you just want HSI or just want their phone, you pay more without video service. |
dennismurphy
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| said by Matt :said by dennismurphy :said by dvd536 :Just like all other cable companies, VIDEO subs subsidize HSI! Proof, please. The fact that 99% of the cable companies give you a discount if you subscribe to a certain video tier along with any other product? They don't raise your cable rate if you just want video ... but if you just want HSI or just want their phone, you pay more without video service. I suspect that almost everyone here (with a VERY few exceptions) know anything about Cablevision's revenue streams, and a breakdown of capital investment per product. (Hello, Wilt... I bet you're the only one 
Having said that - Cablevision isn't Comcast. And Comcast isn't Mediacom. Mediacom isn't Cox, and Cox isn't Verizon.
Each company runs their operation as they see fit. There's no "one size fits all" mold.
If history has shown us anything, Cablevision tries extremely hard to be at the forefront of technology - they have a (relatively) small physical footprint, a large subscriber base, and a deep penetration rate that the other CableCo's would kill for.
It's a different model than you may be used to in your area. |
