Business as usual then...
It's hard to say for sure without knowing the specifics of their FiOS service (don't know the slowest speed on offer) but it seems to me they are offering pretty much the same price point cable networks always have for "basic" cable. The devil is in the details (no mention of HD, number of devices, streaming to PC, etc). But it's certainly not what I'd call a la carte when they are doing channel packs more or less like they've always done. The only change is probably from a cablebox to an IP based streamer. I know, I know. That's the point of the article. Just never ceases to amaze me that these cable companies believe their own tripe.