[opendtv] Re: Mobile Services and Cable TV Are Unexpected Allies
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:53:13 -0400
At 7:25 PM -0500 10/17/12, Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
So Verizon is thinking, let's leverage off cable companies' faster
broadband service (faster than ADSL), and we'll offer them the
wireless connectivity in return.
So, why do consumers need for these services to collude? Why make it
easy for them to collude? There's no excuse, from the consumer's
point of view.
Don't the cable companies ALREADY offer their different tiers
online, to those with the MVPD username/password? Yes. And the
customers can get to this content from any broadband link they
choose. Even today.
Bingo.
This is all about sharing a piece of the pie while keeping content
locked up so that an MVPD subscription is REQUIRED. As you say, cable
has the broadband (DBS does not), but both have the content locked up.
As a result you see AT&T selling DBS services and Verizon selling
FiOS and cable. But they are ALSO selling access to mobile content...
The telcos can provide the mobile bandwidth, but they cannot compete
in terms of selling content - consumers DO NOT want another
subscription for mobile video and broadcasters are not in the game.
So the telcos have little choice but to play along, as mobile video
will drive people to use more data.
Would you expect anything less from "regulated" oligopolies?
Regards
Craig
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