The manufacturers would love to see disk based games go because they can control downloads, they would love to prevent game resale or swapping. Here is another article (old)
http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/08/02/death-of-the-disc-based-game
I had FIOS, I moved Arizona and have a choice between Centurylink and Orbitel, two of the worst providers. I went with Centurylink since I can get 40/20, but their service is terrible and they lie.