Thursday, June 19, 2008

Cable Rate Increases Looming for Subscribers All Over the U.S.

And we all thought food and gas prices were climbing... Cable customers across the country are bracing themselves again for more rate increases this year. Here's a rundown of which areas are affected:

Cambria County, PA - Cable subscribers should have noticed a 3-4 % rate hike in early June. Rising costs of gas, programming, and energy are blamed for the increases.

Las Cruces, NM - Cable subscribers likely noticed an increase of 7% on average on their June cable bills, depending upon the type of digital pacakge they subscribe to. Digital Premier customers are shelling out an additional $6.49 more a month for their services - yikes...

Norwood, MA - This area can expect to see a 5% increase on their monthly cable bills sometime in the coming weeks. The increase will cost customers an extra $3.15 per month on average.

Glasgow, KY - The rates will increase by $1.50 per month beginning in July. Basic subscribers will not be affected, but rather on next tier, which basically includes channels 29 through 100.

Tacoma, WA - Click! Network subscribers should expect an increase between 9 and 20 percent beginning in July, depending on location and their level of service. The average customer will see an increase of $2.75 per month on their cable bill.

Broward County, FL - Subscribers will see an average rate increase of about 2.5% on their monthly cable bill beginning July 1.

Omaha, NE - Cox cable subscribers will see a 6% increase on average on the July cable tv bills.

Tucson, AZ - Subscribers to Cox cable tv service will see increases from $2 to $5 beginning July 15.

Harrisburg, PA - RCN cable tv subscribers should expect to see an increase of at least $3 beginning in July.

Morganton, NC - Beginning on the October bills, rates for broadcast basic (channels 2 through 20) will raise from $15.95 to $18.95 per month. Basic cable (77 channels) will go from $40.95 to $45.95 per month. Now that you know, you should have plenty of time to shop around for cheaper TV service!

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