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Use the attached data to provide some concrete measures of the concentration of our industry. 1. According to Department of Justice guidelines, is the industry heavily concentrated? 2. How has that changed since the 2015 survey? 3. Would a strategic partnership (or merger) with Dish Network create a significant change in concentration in the Metro area? Your response will help us in developing our strategy. Service Time Warner Cable At&T U-Verse Dish Network Direct TV Google Fiber Households with Service No Service* Total Households Households (2015) 75,625 56,815 14,940 19,650 167,030 16,650 183,680 Households (Current Survey) 74,520 58,140 14,650 19,850 1,150 168,310 17,520 185,830 *No service indicates that the household does not currently subscribe to a mult-channel video provider. Of these households, 68.4% indicated that they did subscribe to one or more Internet-based services such as Netflix or Hulu. In the 2015 survey, the same response was 63.2%. Use the attached data to provide some concrete measures of the concentration of our industry. 1. According to Department of Justice guidelines, is the industry heavily concentrated? 2. How has that changed since the 2015 survey? 3. Would a strategic partnership (or merger) with Dish Network create a significant change in concentration in the Metro area? Your response will help us in developing our strategy. Service Time Warner Cable At&T U-Verse Dish Network Direct TV Google Fiber Households with Service No Service* Total Households Households (2015) 75,625 56,815 14,940 19,650 167,030 16,650 183,680 Households (Current Survey) 74,520 58,140 14,650 19,850 1,150 168,310 17,520 185,830 *No service indicates that the household does not currently subscribe to a mult-channel video provider. Of these households, 68.4% indicated that they did subscribe to one or more Internet-based services such as Netflix or Hulu. In the 2015 survey, the same response was 63.2%.

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To assess the concentration of the industry we can calculate the HerfindahlHirschman Index HHI which ... View the full answer