Do you have to pay $100 or more per month for pay TV service?

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Short answer: No. And you would be crazy to do so. (That is, unless you subscribe to every premium channel available under the sun.)

The question came up today in a Twitter debate following my story on whether you can save money by cutting the cord (dropping pay TV service.) My article explains that despite what some publications have recently reported, you can save money if you subscribe to a relatively small number of streaming services in addition to Internet service.

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However, if you subscribe to several streaming services, you might wind up paying close to what you now pay for cable or satellite TV.

Jared Newman, a writer, and unapologetic cord-cutter, took issue on Twitter with my contention that you could subscribe to a…