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Message: [QUOTE="Scooch, post: 4740333, member: 628"] A few things... 1) Both the San Fran/Oak/San Jose and Dallas/Ft. Worth markets have among the lowest rates of cable subscriptions in the country. There isn't a ton of additional money the ACCN can make in those markets, assuming the cable operators in them quickly transition to an in-market rate. My hunch, based on a lot of real-world experience, is that they will not. That rate may take years to garner, if ever. Relatedly... 2) There is almost no chance other markets in CA and TX pay the in-state rate for the ACCN. They will kick, scream, litigate and likely drop ESPN entirely before you see it happen. 3) Speaking of dropping ESPN, that is going to be offered as a stand-alone DTC service quite soon. And at that point, the entire premise of in-market and in-state rates for ACCN is going to disappear. I'll reiterate, no conference should be making decisions based on the long term viability of cable. [/QUOTE]