Phone choice could mean savings of $100 billion, says NCTA report

WASHINGTON – Thanks to the entry of cable companies and other voice over IP providers into the local telephony market, consumers and small businesses could save a total of $101.5 billion on their phone bills over the next five years. A new economic study conducted by Microeconomic Consulting and Research Associates (MiCRA) on behalf of the National Cable Television Association says that American residential cable telephony consumers could save an average of US$135 each year or more, while small businesses could save 70% on their phone bills -- nearly US$500 each year on average -- by using a cable provider's...