Cable Conglomerates and Cuckoo Clocks (The Motley Fool) The Motley

Cable Conglomerates and Cuckoo Clocks (The Motley Fool)
The Motley Fool - Utilities can be strange businesses. It often takes a lot of money to build up enough infrastructure to be a player, and those years of losses can scare away investors. But once the gear is in place, it can produce robust cash flow. This has been true of power companies, gas companies, cable companies, and cell phone companies. I imagine it's also what we'll see happen at Liberty Global (Nasdaq: LBTYA - News) over time.