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Originally Posted by jlweath
I got my Cox bill for this month and I was very disappointed in their increase to my bill. During these tough economical times they push through increases that increased my bill 6.8% from $258 to $278 with no increase in value to me
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Is that for their digital cable package tier? The
FCC is paying attention, but who knows if they'll ever do anything to stop the rate hikes.
Check out this article -
FCC concerned at trend of pay-TV rate hikes
FCC concerned at trend of pay-TV rate hikes
By Deborah Yao, AP Business Writer
CedMagazine.com - October 30, 2008
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The Federal Communications Commission expressed concern as several cable companies discussed plans to raise their rates for next year, including Cablevision Systems Corp., which on Wednesday announced an average hike for cable TV service of 3.5 percent.
Cablevision noted that the price increase on video services falls below inflation and said it's also building a Wi-Fi network that its Internet subscribers will be able to use for free.
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FCC spokeswoman said the trend could hurt already-battered consumers.
"Over the last decade, average cable rates have more than doubled. And now cable companies are charging consumers more but consumers are receiving less," said spokeswoman Mary Diamond, referring to cable moving some analog channels to more expensive digital-only tiers.
