A Milder Cable Rate Hike Season Is Coming – The usual price hikes should be 50% lower, says economist
Remember how the entrance of the phone companies into the TV business was supposed to lower TV prices?
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Cablevision is joining the cable rate hike season festivities by increasing TV prices an average of 3.7% in 2010 for its 3.1 million customers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Cablevision tries to ease the pain by telling reporters ( Multichannel News , Dow Jones ) that they haven’t raised broadband or VoIP prices for seven consecutive...
Users in our Shaw forum note that the Canadian cable operator is prepared to kick off cable rate hike season with a September 1 $2 monthly bump to cable TV prices, and a $2 bump to broadband Internet prices. Shaw’s website places at least part of the blame on the new Local Programming Improvement Fund ( LPIF ) fee Canadian regulators have...
It’s once again cable rate hike season for Comcast customers, who’ll be seeing higher bills depending on where you live, and depending on what competition Comcast sees in your market. Washington state residents will be the first lucky winners, given that Qwest is the primary phone company and telcoTV is a non-issue
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We’ve already mentioned that DirecTV was (like many other phone, cable and satellite TV companies) planning a suite of rate hikes starting in March, though specifics were hard to come by. The Orange County Register notes that the rate hikes are actually arriving February 9, cover a number of DirecTV’s programming tiers, and will result...
Fresh off a suite of price hikes last fall that included an increase in the cable modem rental fee from $3 to $5 a month, Comcast is notifying customers they’re raising prices again starting April 1. Many Comcast users are being sent these letters informing them that there’s several new rate hikes for broadband and TV services starting...
Plans made by the communications giant BT to increase prices for rivals to use its network in order to plug its pensions deficit have been slated by one of its competitors. It has been announced recently that the communications giant BT is planning to increase the amount that it charges its rival providers to use its networks in order to raise revenues...
Prices are based of different elements of the business. They are usually worked out on mileage. It is a good idea to carry out some basic research about the company providing the DS3 line beforehand. Different companies offer different prices and there are a lot of companies around. Each service provider needs the phone number and service address...
Bankrupt Charter Communications Is joining the seasonal cable rate hike festivities, the Oregonian reporting that the company is raising rates in Oregon for some of the customers who can least afford it. Meanwhile, the San Gabriel Valley Tribune (California) reports how Charter is eliminating discounts for senior citizens in the region, raising...
Yesterday we were the first to report that both AT&T U-Verse and Verizon FiOS customers can expect significant rate hikes as 2010 begins. All U-Verse tiers will be bumped by about $5 starting February 1 , while Verizon FiOS customers can look for bundled rate hikes and a new, very steep $360 early termination fee starting January 17. Meanwhile,...
Despite claims to the contrary , most of the major cable and phone companies are pushing for an ultra-low definition of broadband as the country creates a national broadband policy.
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