Blog: John Myers: Cable Not Immune to Market Forces

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Cable Not Immune to Market Forces

Andy Vuong wrote a good article yesterday about consolidation in the cable industry. Vuong talks about the drivers creating the conditions where cable operators could grow from their current customer and product bases to be some of the major telecom players.

I particularly liked this quote:

"Five years from now, I think there will be five major telecom providers in the United States," said Scott Chandler, managing partner of Franklin Court Partners, a Littleton-based telecommunications consulting firm. "At least two of those five will be cable companies."

It may very well be possible that in five years there are only five major telecom providers, but that seems a little short sighted. It reminded me of the following quotes:

“Everything that can be invented has been invented.” Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, US Patent Office (1899)

“640K ought to be enough for anybody.” -Bill Gates (1981)

Scott Chandler has probably neglected the concepts of wireless, the upcoming spectrum to be released when broadcast TV goes digital and the entreprenuerial nature of the telecommunications industry when technical advances catch the attention of the consumer. Then again, Chandler might have made the quote for the "shock appeal"... I am blogging about it... :)

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Andy Vuong, Charles H. Duell, Bill Gates, Scott Chandler