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Originally Posted by jayswin
Not to defend cable even further but there's almost zero bundles where you pay for TV boxes these days. They're all free rentals for the duration of the contract.
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There's probably a pretty big difference between Canada and US cable/internet these days.
Carriage fees in the US often add up to over $60-70 depending on market for basic cable channels that all have forced themselves into the lowest tiers.
STB fees, below the line fees, etc are where the cable/tel cos get their margins.
For a while, they tried to keep their standalone internet prices high to dissuade cord cutting, but with margins so tight on the video provider side, they have basically given that up and realized that selling internet for $40 without many variable costs is a lot more profitable. A lot of internet providers have phased out or are phasing out TV now.