The practice of canceling or forgoing a cable television subscription or landline phone connection in favor of an alternative internet-based or wireless service.
‘the cable industry has seen a decline in television subscribers as customers engage in cord cutting’
‘During the last 14 months, my fiancee and I have found cord cutting to be surprisingly easy overall, though occasionally frustrating.’
‘There's still a lot of momentum behind cord cutting and a la carte television consumption.’
‘We believe this growth will be short lived as cord cutting continues and alternate video platforms continue to add more subscribers.’
‘The cable industry has seen a consistent decline in television subscribers in recent years as customers engage in cord cutting.’
‘But the forecast fed recent investor concerns about cord cutting.’
‘The concept of cord cutting implies, of course, breaking a consumer's dependence upon cable TV as a provider of entertainment and information.’
‘It seems that a new statistic emerges every couple of weeks that attempts to quantify the severity of cord cutting.’
‘Cable's more reliable performance has served as a deterrent for cord cutting.’
‘A service that offers live television could make cord cutting even more palatable.’
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