When I bought this place last year there were 3 satellite dishes on the roof and one 'over the air' aerial antenna. No cable here at all.
My boy 16 (at the time) pointed up at the aerial antenna and asked "Dad, what's that for". LOL
The cable/fiber company got hold of me soon after and asked if I wanted service. As far as I know it's fiber from their servers all the way to my wi-fi router. I didn't sign up for their cable service. Just internet for streaming.
I also have $25 digital antennas next to each TV with over 20 channels available over the air.
My previous cable company (Cox) only had coax cable so there were buffering issues at times.
I don't see ever going back to satellite so I need to get those dishes and aerial down. Just leave the brackets up there until I need a new roof.