10 Things Cable Companies Won't Say

May 7, 2009

 1. “Deregulation is a joke— but it’s probably not as funny for you.”
2. “We raise prices recklessly . . .”
3. “. . . and manipulate the dial.”
4. “Bundling your services can end up costing you more.”
5. “We want to control the Internet the way we control your TV .”
6. “Our fiber-optic cables are a real eyesore.”
7. “We’re so good at making excuses that we start to believe them ourselves.”
8. “We can’t handle customer service.”
9. “We’re going to pummel you with advertising.”
10. “We promise more high-definition programming than we deliver.”

Click here for the analysis in the May 7, 2009, edition of SmartMoney.com.