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Consumer Confidential: Cable's answer to cool new streaming services? Soaring internet prices

The good news: More "skinny bundles" of pay-TV channels will be available to consumers as a growing number of households abandon fat programming packages and seek cheaper online streaming options for home entertainment.

The bad news: Analysts say cable and phone companies, quickly adapting to this new reality, will keep jacking up internet prices to make sure your monthly bill stays sky-high.

The dual changes reflect the two sides of the telecom marketplace. On one hand, consumers are making their voices heard in their embrace of new technology to avoid paying for hundreds of channels they may never

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