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Message: [QUOTE="cuseinchina, post: 1164701, member: 3079"] That is impossible. Why? Because once content is unbundled there is no incentive for producers of quality content to pefer the cable company as an aggregator over say Apple or whoever else. Cable needs to charge enough to make a decent return on their investment in 'the pipe.' If they want to make more money they should improve the pipe. End of story. The reason they are able to do anything more than get a decent return on their dumb pipe is because they operate in an oligopoly industry. That industry is on the verge of being disrupted and of course returns will shrink for incumbents. This is very very very good for consumers who benefit from more competition and more choice. [/QUOTE]