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Originally Posted by ken0042
How is it stupid? Seems pretty smart to me. This thread is evidence that many people are getting away from cable and satellite TV in favour of streaming options. So they decide in an effort to keep their customers they offer a huge value add to their product.
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Someone is challenging that strategy with the CRTC I believe because it is essentially "tied selling", which isn't permitted. This is the problem when the internet/cable/phone companies are vertically integrated like this. There is really no other reason that an internet-based streaming service needs to be tied to a cable package, except of course, protecting the unrelated cable side of their business.
A similar and related issue is internet data caps. It has nothing to do with anything about internet infrastructure, and everything to do with protecting their cable business.