When companies compete, consumers are in the driver's seat.

You get to choose which company to use for wired and wireless phone service. You get to choose which company you use to access the Internet. You should be free to choose your cable TV provider.   It’s cable choice and competition that benefit you the most.

Verizon research found that 87% of Massachusetts consumers want more competition and choice for their video services.  In fact, cable prices have increased 85 percent over the past 10 years because there has been no real competition.   And, independent studies have shown that competition in the video market leads to average price reductions of 23%, better television packages and improved service.

We say: Let consumers decide!

Verizon customer Stuart Sadick of Newton explains why he switched from a competitor and chose Verizon's FiOS TV. Listen now.

The price of cable TV service has increased 93% over the past decade.

Satellite TV — cable television’s chief competitor in many markets — does not have a real impact on cable TV’s pricing. The FCC found that average prices for cable TV service were the same as or slightly higher in communities where satellite TV service was available.

The remedy: wireline TV competition. The FCC reported that in communities where a wireline TV provider like Verizon offers service, cable TV prices are 17 percent lower. That’s good news for customers working hard this winter to juggle cable and energy bills.

FCC Releases Report on 2005 Cable Industry Pricess

FCC's 12th Annual Report to Congress on Video Competition

Statement: FCC Chairman Kevin Martin

American Consumer Institute: Survey Shows Texas Consumers Save Millions of Dollars from Cable TV Competition