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The $20 billion market you didn’t know existed

February 10, 2016

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There are all sorts of tips and tricks to lower your cable bill, but there is still one monthly fee 99% of customers consistently pay.

The average American household spends about $230 a year on cable set-top box rental fees, according to an analysis by Congress released in July. Senators Edward Markey of Massachusetts and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, along with the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, conducted the query and determined that the set-top box rental market was worth about $20 billion annually.

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