"Numerous smaller cable companies have been considering such a shift for several years, noting how they lack the negotiations leverage (enjoyed by bigger companies like AT&T and Comcast) necessary to make a decent profit off of TV service. Some of these companies, like CenturyLink, have already made it clear they want to hang up on IPTV, and are trialing their own streaming offerings.
Speaking on the company's earnings call this week, Frontier CEO Dan McCarthy strongly hinted that the growing telco could follow suit.
"There have been some advances and some changes in the landscape on the OTT side," McCarthy said. "We could spend time developing our own or we may partner with others, but I think that will be an important part of the strategy going forward."
