"Comcast raising rates on cable TV" by Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff | October 25, 2008
Comcast Corp. is raising its cable TV rates in Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. Customers in those areas will see a 3.6 percent increase in their monthly bills effective Dec. 1.
"Price adjustments are a necessity in view of the increased cost of doing business in this challenging economic environment, including gas prices, healthcare costs, increases in the cost we pay for programming, and technology and service improvements," said spokesman Jim Hughes.
So what makes them think I can chip in more?
Philadelphia-based Comcast provides cable TV service to about 25 million customers nationwide, with 1.6 million subscribers in Massachusetts and 270,000 in southern New Hampshire. The company recently increased cable TV rates in many areas. Customers in Maryland will see a 3.7 percent increase next month; Tennessee customers will face a 6 percent rate increase; and subscribers in Philadelphia will see a 3.5 percent rate boost.
Customers who've signed up for special promotions won't pay more until the promotion expires. That means a family that purchased Comcast's "triple play" package of cable TV, telephone, and Internet service will continue to pay $99 a month until the plan expires after 12 months.
This week, Comcast launched an upgrade of its high-speed Internet service in Massachusetts. Users in about 100 communities will get twice their previous data download speed, at no additional cost. --more--"
Of course, I'm also paying Comcast for the right to spy on me and turn the records over to the government.
Hi, monitor!
