I agree that some people will keep cable for sports, but cable has been losing about 1 million households a year recently (http://www.bgr.com/2012/04/04/over-1-

I agree that some people will keep cable for sports, but cable has been losing about 1 million households a year recently (http://www.bgr.com/2012/04/04/over-1-million-u-s-cable-subscribers-cut-the-cord-in-2011/ http://www.bgr.com/2012/04/04/over-1-million-u-s-cable-subsc...). That's driven mostly by internet access, and faster internet will accelerate that phenomenon (even if cable keeps those willing to pay $600 a year for sports.)