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he emergence of cable TV operators
as protagonists in the broader telecom
business has had implications for most
segments of the business in North
America and some other countries, but now
is becoming a potentially bigger development
in Europe as well. Where cable operators are
active, they often have become the most-suc-
cessful new competitors to incumbent telcos.
Cable operators in the 28-nation European
Union made 21.5 billion euros ($22.8 billion)
in 2014 revenues, with half from broadband
and telephony, according to Cable Europe.
Telcos, on the other hand, have experienced a
five-year decline in sales, and losses to cable
operators are part of the reason. Revenue
earned by European telcos fell 11 percent to
€248 billion ($273 billion) from 2009 to 2015,
By
Gary
Kim
Quantifying
Cable TV has changed telecom markets
more than anything except mobile
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