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Comcast subscribers almost stop cancelling cable

Originally published: November 2, 2011 7:22 AM
Updated: February 15, 2012 6:17 PM
By The Associated Press  PETER SVENSSON (AP Technology Writer)

Quick ReadComcast subscribers show surprising reluctance to cancel cable in fourth quarter

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(AP) -- It's become the routine in the cable industry that subscribers stream out the door every quarter, hanging up on cable in favor of service from satellite or phone companies. But in the October to December quarter, Comcast Corp. nearly managed to stop that flow.

The country's largest cable company on Wednesday said it lost 17,000 TV customers in the fourth quarter, the smallest number...

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