Cable, Like Mobile, Likely to Offer Zero Rated Video Service, Says Consultant
Cable ISPs will likely follow the lead of cellular carriers in zero rating their video service, CCG Consulting President Doug Dawson blogged Friday. Some large cable operators have introduced a form of zero-rating, like Comcast's Stream TV that doesn't count…
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against their monthly data cap, though Comcast claims it's not zero-rated since it uses cable-TV bandwidth rather than data bandwidth, he said. He said big cable operators are likely concerned about looming competition with last-mile 5G, since data caps aren't likely to be part of those services, so pressure will be on cable to not charge for exceeding data caps in competitive markets. Comcast didn't comment.