Things have changed, though. Many ISPs are also cable TV providers. Netflix is now at 98m paid subscribers (worldwide), with cable footprint at 94 million (US

Things have changed, though. Many ISPs are also cable TV providers. Netflix is now at 98m paid subscribers (worldwide), with cable footprint at 94 million (US). Somewhat apples to oranges numbers there, but also: "The thirteen largest pay-TV providers in the US, representing about 95% of the market, lost about 385,000 net video subscribers in 2015." http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2016/03/11/us-pay-tv-continues-to-lose-subscribers/ http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2016/03/11/us-pay-tv-continue... The ISPs have been complaining about being reduced to a dumb pipe for a while now. They are very motivated to increase data revenue...