There are definitely some efficiencies... and inefficiencies of the new model. Used to get 200 channels for $100, and now I can get like 6-8 streaming services

There are definitely some efficiencies... and inefficiencies of the new model. Used to get 200 channels for $100, and now I can get like 6-8 streaming services for that. But since it's a la carte I can pick which ones I use, including spinning down to only one or two. The sports surcharge model I'm especially glad to get rid of. During the pandemic, the Chicago Cubs decided to launch Marquee Sports Network, and require every carrier in the Chicago area to subscribe all customers to it for roughly $7 a month... or not be able to carry it at all. The ridiculousness of it is like if you were forced to buy HBO by your Internet provider. IMHO, the city of Chicago should've kicked the Cubs out of the city over it, but sports teams have too much power over municipalities. (Note that the carriers are presumably contractually required to deny you are being forcibly subscribed, but every carrier's sports fees uniformly went up approximately $7 a month when Marquee launched.)