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Message: [QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 642108, member: 405"] While I agree overall that the cable and telecomm companies are very powerful and will fight like hell to protect their existing business models, I don't think that they'll be able to charge as much for TV service as they do now, if they are forced to go ala carte. First of all, if they charge too much per channel, people will only sign contracts with the cable/telco for their internet access and the cable/telco will get NO share of the TV revenue because people will sign up directly for the online apps from their favorite programmers (e.g. Watch ESPN, etc.). This will be interesting, but I think that McCain's effort is doomed for now. [/QUOTE]