A Rasumussen Reports telephone survey confirms what cable operators have said for the last few quarters: Internet users believe they get more bang from their bucks from the Web than from TV.
Cable operators, who have seen basic TV subscribers abandoning services faster than Saints fans after the Seattle loss, have acknowledged that something must be done to lasso them back in and have been working on ways to put broadband in front of their service offerings.
According to the report, 72 percent of online-using adults claimed the Web is a better deal than cable TV while 10 percent say cable's the better deal and 18 percent just don't know. Younger adults, of course, are even keener to get everything from the Web.
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