I had cable way back in the 1970s. Since I was paying for it I felt obligated to watch it, even if the program wasn’t very interesting. After six months or so I got tired of banging my head against the wall and cancelled it. Haven’t had it since.
Now I don’t watch TV at all. Last TV I watched was Sarah accepting VP in 2008. Now I’m annoyed if I go into a restaurant and they have the TV turned up so loud you can’t have a decent conversation. Rant off./
Of course they can abandon the cable company, it is not mandatory by law that you have cable.