[Lawtan]

The cable companies (AT&T, Comcast, Verizon, etc...control phone, cable TV, and internet broadband) are able to only offer certain television channels to their clients - the channels have to pay them for the benefit of being able to show to viewers in certain areas. Also, like health insurance, most cable companies have monopoly-like control over areas, they can fine-tune and control what people view.

With the current/possibly past internet, the policy avoiding such things has led to a less controlled/financially viable market for them. The argument is thus: for them to continue to improve internet connection, among other things, they would like something closer to what they have with cable.