Indie Cable Operators: Small But Powerful

摘要

SMALL CABLE OPERATORS have been the so-called canary in the coal mine for issues that have later affected the broader telecom market for years, and this year is no different. Small cable operators long have seen the competitive advantage of offering faster and faster broadband speeds, of providing consumers with easier access to subscription video-on-demand services and now, with access to over-the-top content. As the industry assembles in Indianapolis this week for The Independent Show, B&C contributing editor Mike Farrell spoke with National Cable Television Cooperative president and CEO Rich Fickle about the co-op's biggest priorities and its plan to dive headfirst into one of the industry's most pressing issues, retransmission consent. An edited transcript follows.