Shira Ovide, Columnist

The Cord Empire Strikes Back

Regulators are in a tough battle to free the living room.
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There are many prophecies of a coming end to the Big Cable tyranny. The compelling options for Web video grow by the day. Let's cut that coaxial cable and preserve it as a bittersweet symbol of our freedom!

Sorry, don't cue up the William Wallace speech from "Braveheart" just yet.