We're moving to a position where "cable companies" won't be putting
intoo much cable, and where their content may not come from them
anymore, but might be IPTV.
The line is getting very, very blurred.
josh reynolds :: chief information officer
spitwspots :: www.spitwspots.com
On 01/19/2015 06:22 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote:
I don't see how these are cable companies at all. They don't install
cable in the public right of way. Broadcast TV doesn't need a
franchise agreement or pay franchise fees, nor does satellite TV.
I think you are confusing OTT content providers with cable companies,
the latter have physical infrastructure installed in public ROW,
benefitting from use of public resources and having somewhat of a
natural monopoly because of their local "franchise" even if some towns
have 2 cable companies, like Comcast and UVerse or FIOS.
-----Original Message----- From: Mark - Myakka Technologies
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 7:31 PM
To: Josh Reynolds
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Laying your own fiber?
Josh,
That is a very interesting question. Even better what happens when
sony/ms/dish all create virtual cable companies. If I'm not selling
the service why would I need a franchise fee. If Sony is the cable
company and they sell directly to the end user, wouldn't Sony need to
be the franchise.
This could get very interesting in the next few years.
