"Because they were granted to them as a right in order to justify having to string cable into homes to deliver a product that was nascent at the time in many co

"Because they were granted to them as a right in order to justify having to string cable into homes to deliver a product that was nascent at the time in many communities." I'd be willing to bet that the initial capital cost of stringing up the nation with cable TV cable has been recouped. Time to end the monopolies.