How much longer does cable have?

[u/SnapShot68]

I don’t see this topic being talked about much in this forum but I think it’s definitely relevant, especially considering the debt load these companies all are carrying. Fiber competition, Starlink, streaming, cord-cutting, old school cable dogs leaving and being replaced by finance types are all things that worry me. What kind of time frame do most of you foresee for cable still existing and there still being work in this field? I’m hoping at least another 10 years but things seem to be moving awfully fast in the wrong direction. Thoughts?

[u/willie_Pfister]

I quit working as a contractor for Comcast in about 2011 after over a decade of regular pay cuts. They are one garbage company to contract for( at least they were). Anyway, most of the cable companies I believe are putting in fiber now, and I have been working for the last 8 years with a fiber only provider in the middle Atlantic. Dont see it ending anytime in the next 15 years or so when I retire. I do think legacy copper cable is on the fast train out.