AT&T wants you to have cheaper cable [telecom]

Sep 29, 2014 1 Replies
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So called cord cutting, the term for going without pay-TV, is a real threat to pay-TV providers. Experian Marketing Services has found that the trend is not only real, but accelerating: The report said the percentage of U.S. households without pay-TV jumped from 4.5% in 2010 to 6.5% last year.



Pay-TV providers have gotten the memo; after originally resisting any changes, these providers are slowly adjusting to this new paradigm. The latest company to acknowledge the current model is unsustainable is AT&T. A recent deal of $39 per month for broadband Internet, basic channels, Amazon.com Prime, and Time Warner's HBO appears to be an implicit admission that providers need to present better value to compete with Hulu- and Netflix-only households.



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The article states: "A recent deal of $39 per month for broadband Internet, basic channels, Amazon.com Prime, and Time Warner's HBO ..." but it doesn't state what those "basic channels" are. I'd like to know: re any local broadcast stations are included?

If not, that would explain AT&T's ability to offer the service at a lower retail price than franchised cable TV companies can offer.

Of course the subscriber would have to figure out some other way to obtain broadcast signals. Such as rabbit-ears or a rooftop antenna.

Neal McLain aka texascableguy

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