Talk:List of cable television companies

Distinguish
Is there any reason this isn't called List of cable television companies, to distinguish it from makers of cables? DJ Clayworth (talk) 17:03, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

Also - If it's a list of "cable television companies" why are telephone and satellite companies included (i.e., AT&T, Verizon, and Dish Network)? This confusion becomes notable, and troublesome, when attempting to rank the companies by subscribers. For example, note that for the U.S. companies, this page currently lists these companies as the top 5 (based on total subscribers) as of Jan 2013: Comcast, Time Warner, Cox, AT&T, & Verizon. However, the Wikipedia article on Charter says it's fourth. Moreover, in the detailed list, AT&T is not included, while Verizon is. Is that because AT&T claims in court proceedings that it is not a cable television provider? I believe AT&T, Verizon, and Dish Network should be removed from these lists.

Better still, rename this Wikipedia page with the term adopted by the industry, "multichannel video service provider", as shown in this chart by the National Cable Television Association, "Top 25 Multichannel Video Service Customers (2012)"   Rghm (talk) 19:44, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

Not Yellow Pages
Per What Wikipedia is not, "Wikipedia functions as an index or directory of its own content. However, Wikipedia is not a directory of everything that exists in the world or has existed." More specifically, "[Wikipedia is not] The White or Yellow Pages. Contact information such as phone numbers, fax numbers and e-mail addresses are not encyclopedic." I think the same thing goes for web sites, especially those that serve to advertise or inform customers. At a minimum, external links should not be included within the body of a Wikipedia page, as described at External links. I have removed all external links to cable company web pages, but left in place a couple of links to Wikipedia articles in other languages. Cnilep (talk) 03:18, 31 May 2013 (UTC)

No Sources
I was looking at the United States top 5 providers and didn't see any sources listed for the information given. This problem may also apply to other countries. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.4.182.88 (talk) 22:02, 13 December 2013 (UTC)

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