Comcast Cable Rates Rising in Illinois and Indiana

Comcast is greeting roughly 1.2 million new subscribers with a rate increase, and the best part is, there is no real explanation for the rate hike.

The rate increase is expected to take effect in April. The Standard package price is going from $48 to $51, the Basic package is increasing by $1, and the the Expanded Basic package is going up $2. Additionally, Premium movie channels, like HBO, are increasing by $1-$2, and the monthly DVR service fee is increasing from $8 to $10. The average bill is expected to increase 3.5%.

This past January, roughly half of Insight cable subscribers in Illinois and Indiana were passed over to Comcast. The rate increase affects Illinois customers primarily in Rockford/Dixon, Quincy/Macomb, Springfield, Peoria and Champaign/Urbana, and affects Indiana customers in Bloomington, Anderson, and Lafayette/Kokomo.

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