As the recession deepened two years ago, Taraneh Foster and Joe Fultz decided to do without cable. Like many Americans, the Portland (Ore.) couple had signed up for a "triple-play" deal, where for about $100 a month you get basic cable TV, broadband, and phone service. "It was crazy," Foster says, "but cheaper than buying TV and internet separately." Foster, 28, and Fultz, 30, both had cell service and hadn't even bothered to buy a home phone. Plus, they were already watching many of their favorite TV shows online. So they canceled the TV and phone service and began paying their cable company, Comcast, about $40 a month for Web access only.
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