AT&T continues to deal with high "Cord-cutting” and "churn rates" has become the bane of T products existence, but the fast-changing face of consumer content is signaling dark days ahead for AT&T, as the option to avoid or drop video service has grown more appealing and more popular than ever lately. The Internet, mobile devices, TiVo, Netflix and other streaming services, and other major disruptions to traditional TV and home entertainment mediums were already hurting AT&T, But now, recent events have given rise to predictions that the era of dominance of AT&T may be coming to a close.
This news was followed by announcement of a deal to carryHBO Now exclusively on Apple TV,
And in the aftermath of the FCC’s adopting of strong Net Neutrality protections came rumblings
In short, the times they are a changin’, and not in AT&T's favor. To get a better grasp of just how dramatic all of this news is, and how much it’s changing the landscape of the future of content distribution and consumption,
Democracy Survey revealed a great deal of relevant data. For example, 37% of U.S. consumers today own the trio of tablets, laptops, and smartphones, a percentage that represents a 270% increase since 2010, I wonder if Randall can feel it closing up on him