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Released: August 24, 2010

Cable companies make comparison shopping ridiculously tough

Source: David Lazarus, Los Angeles Times (Free Registration)

Santa Monica resident Dan Sanders was interested in a fully monogamous relationship with Verizon Communications. He already received phone and Internet service from the company. Now he wanted to add TV to the mix.

Sanders, 53, was in luck. Verizon was offering a sweet-as-you-please deal of $89.99 per month for the first year of bundled TV-phone-Internet service.

But Sanders knew better. He wanted to know how much the monthly cost would be with all the taxes and fees included.

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