AT&T is offering a challenge to Comcast and other entrenched cable companies through it’s U-verse service. Currently being offered in southern CA, it claims to offer more choice than the cable companies’ offerings.
I’m not convinced. They have not tried to unbundle the package, to let users pick and choose their own channels. Plus, the lower package offerings are still overkill – 100 channels at $60/month. Honestly, who watches more than 10 of those 100 channels?
I just heard this a.m. that the reason for doing this is because, with cable over phone lines, the noise would be so much, that it would make it virtually impossible to operate hamm radios or get am radio stations.