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Originally Posted by tuccillo
The "cable" companies are already providers of internet. In The Villages that is Comcast and Brighthouse. The "phone" company is also a provider of internet and TV. In The Villages that is CenturyLink. For all intents and purposes, TV is just another set of packets of data being sent down the coax or fiber. The "cable" companies aren't going anywhere as they are the major providers of internet to the home in this country. Cell tower based data services will probably continue to grow but it isn't clear to me that people will opt for that over coax and fiber based systems to the home. The satellite based companies (DirectTV and Dish) may survive to service areas without other infrastructure. You can already receive an amazing amount of programming through streaming boxes and I agree that more ala carte programming will become available. I have been using Roku boxes for a couple of years now.
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Not sure I completely agree. The cable companies may continue to exist, but the TV side of the business is where ALL the money is made. The Internet is just a pipe into your home. If all that's left is Internet, the cable companies will be just like the electric company or the gas company. Belive me, cable companies are very scared about the TV side of the business. Regardless, it's going to be interesting to see how this evolves.