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Old 07-10-2024, 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by jrref View Post
As many have mentioned, traditional cable is an obsolete service. Their main problem is they need to pay franchise fees for all the channels they provide and these costs continue to rise. The cable company has no choice but to pass these increases on to their customers, even if they have that "special deal", you will still get an increase, they will just call it by a special name.
Unfortunately, once most households cut the cord and stream, the cable companies will no longer be paying the franchise fees. When that happens, either the streaming services (aka their customers) will have to pick up the tab or the content providers will begin to cancel channels. I see a future of streaming only and paying for channels a La carte, with many less viewed channels getting canceled. Times are a changing.