In addition, for the third year in a row, Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-verse were the highest-rated providers of triple-play TV, Internet and phone bundles on the survey. Overall, the magazine polled 70,000 Consumer Reports readers, of which 14,233 were triple-play subs.
Cable operators including Cox Communications, Cablevision Systems and Bright House Networks are the "next best choice for many households" for bundled services, according to the magazine's survey. Satellite providers DirecTV and Dish Network received above-average survey scores for TV services.
Verizon FiOS had an overall average score of 78 our of 100, following by AT&T U-verse (76), Bright House (74), Cox (73), Qwest International (72); Cablevision (70); Time Warner Cable (68); Comcast (65); and Charter Communications (62). Verizon's and AT&T's "synthetic bundles" of DSL and phone plus DirecTV service both received an average score of 71.
