It's hard to imagine that there are too many Americans who are happy when they open their cable bill each month. That's because the average U.S. household now pays $64.41 per month, nearly triple the ...

It was time once again to take stock of my bill for cable television and internet services. Calling my carrier — Optimum, now owned by Altice — is something I do several times a year to take advantage ...

Several months ago, my cable/internet bill went up suddenly. After over a year of paying about $120 per month for cable, ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect that Altice, Optimum’s parent company, officially changed its name to Optimum in November 2025. I’ll own it. I screwed up my timing once again. To ...

Whenever I struggle to recommend ways for families to save money in their household budgets, I can count on readers to come to the rescue. Take the monthly cable bill. This has been a continuing thorn ...