One thing to note is that the Net Neutrality was repealed July 11, 2018 (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-internet/us-net-neutrality-rules-will-expire-on-

One thing to note is that the Net Neutrality was repealed July 11, 2018 (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-internet/us-net-neutrality-rules-will-expire-on-june-11-fcc-idUSKBN1IB1UN https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-internet/us-net-neutr...). For the Q4 2018 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) "Cable Communications’ capital expenditures increased 7.6% to $2.3 billion in the fourth quarter of 2018, reflecting higher spending on scalable infrastructure, customer premise equipment and line extensions, partially offset by decreased investment in support capital. " (https://www.cmcsa.com/news-releases/news-release-details/comcast-reports-4th-quarter-and-full-year-2018-results https://www.cmcsa.com/news-releases/news-release-details/com...) So while the overall capital investment for the year was down, for the first full quarter after net neutrality, capital investment was up.