It's not hard to figure out why cord cutting has become a popular phenomenon: consumers hate their cable providers. Not all of them, of course, but according to a recent survey of more than 3,000 people by management consulting firm cg42, 53% of customers are frustrated by their primary provider and would leave if they had a choice in the matter. Unfortunately, many don't have a choice, and as Comcast and Time Warner Cable prepare to merge, the choices are about to become even more limited.
Over half of cable subscribers would ditch their providers if they had a choice