Cablevision Wi-Fi, CommScope, Apple’s 40% Margins, HBO on Sale? – Paul S. Maxwell

My book amp8220The Revolutionary Evolution of the Mediaamp8221 continues This is a work in progress amp8230 how a changing world has made media what it is today Read the latest chapter here Comment Belated kudos to Cablevision for jumping into WiFi amp8220Freephonesamp8221 with Motorola Ever since Verizon teamed up with Comcast in a few places as Comcast rolled out ever more WiFi hotspots including one in my rented modem that I dismantled I thought theyamp8217d do something like this amp8230 maybe JD ampamp the Straight Shots touring with the Eagles looking for hot spots had something to do with Cablevision being first NiceSeems like every shift in communications since the amp821670s involves CommScope Ever since my old friend Frank Drendel bought Continental Telephonesamp8217 manufacturing units there hasnamp8217t been a single change without Frankamp8217s former companyamp8217s involvement Frank remains one of the more unsung true heroes of cableamp8217s growth Carlyle Group owns it now as it acquires TE Connectivity but it is still in Hickory NC amp8230 a must amp8211 and pleasant amp8211 visit back in the dayOkay a cheaper HBO and Iamp8217ll buy Waiting on you DirecTV Wondering why I donamp8217t have cable I do amp8230 for web and VoIP amp8230 dates back to really bad service up here on the other side of the Great Divide at 9600 feet no overtheairhead access and friends in La La Land449B for airwaves The apocalypse must be around the corner as the Federal Confusion Commission did something right amp8230 the next question is Can they do it again Favorite House Republican punching bag Tom Wheeler says they can and theyamp8217ll tee it up for early 2016 to auction off the broadcast spectrum cue a smiling Preston amp8230 if they can finesse repacking OK Another right call sorry NCTA is redefining what broadband should be and not what it was It is right for the FCC for set up future standards Two right calls donamp8217t a winning hand make though amp8230 so watch out on the 5th as some details on Title II will emerge in anticipation of a vote later this monthApple had almost 40 margins last quarter amp8230 makes me nostalgic for earlier cable system marginsIn an almost 50year career writing and reporting on media Paul S Maxwell started andor ran some 45plus publications ranging from CATV Newsweekly to Colorado Magazine to CableVision to Multichannel News to CableFAX and The BRIDGE Suite of daily newsletters and research publications In between publishing stints Maxwell served as an advisor andor consultant to a number of major media companies and media startups including running a unit of MCI and managing a partnership of TCI and McGrawHillSend any and all criticisms suggestions rants threats corrections etc to him at cablemaxmaccom He has a new Web site coming soonCheck us out on Facebook at MediaBizBloggerscomFollow our Twitter updates at MediaBizBloggerThe opinions and points of view expressed in this commentary are exclusively the views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaBizBloggerscom management or associated bloggers MediaBizBloggers is an open thought leadership platform and readers may share their comments and opinions in response to all commentaries

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