U.S. cable companies home in on security

By Liana B. Baker (Reuters) - Consumers are increasingly turning to an unlikely source for home security - the cable company. A decline in prices for critical components such as cameras and wireless technology has lowered entrance barriers to the $13 billion home security market, traditionally the territory of players like ADT Corp. For cable companies such as Comcast Corp and Time Warner Cable Inc, home security is another revenue stream to rebuild margins whittled away by rising programming costs and declining video subscriber numbers. ...

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