Cox to raise cable rates for Santa Barbara/ University of California area

Cox cable TV subscribers residing in the Santa Barbara/ University of California area will need to brace themselves for yet another cable rate increase beginning March 15. Cox attributes the increase to higher programming costs, network upgrades, such as the addition of High Definition channels, as well as increases in operational costs. Approximately nine cable services will be affected by the increase including the Limited Basic package, which will increase from $26.64 to $29.14, and the Digital Basic package, which will increase from $62.24 to $68.74.

Students living in University-owned residences will likely not notice any changes because their television service is included in their residency fees. However, students living off-campus, like local residents, will see increases based upon the services they subscribe to.

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Cable Rate Increase for Orlando and Central Florida

Cable TV subscribers in the Central Florida areas can expect to see their cable rates go up on their March bill.

Bright House Networks will raise standard cable rates by 4.3% in March. Standard cable (basic local and non-premium channels) will increase from $50.79 to $52.99. Digital cable rates will go up 2.6%, from $58.49 to $59.99. Premium channels will also go up; the cost of having one or two groups of premium channels will go up $1, and the cost of having three or four groups will go up $2 per month. Bright House services more than 850,000 customers in nine Central Florida counties.

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Cable Rate Increases for New Jersey, Massachusettes, North Carolina, Pennsylvania

Here is a list of recent and upcoming cable rate increases for 2008 so far.

Elizabeth City, NJ Cable Rate Increase -
Date of rate increase: 1/1/2008
Time Warner is increasing its cable rates effective the January billing cycle. The cost of basic service will remain the same. However, customers currently paying $41.60 per month will pay $44.25, and customers currently paying $49.85 will pay $52.50.

Charlotte, NC (Mecklenburg County) Cable Rate Increase -
Date of rate increase: 2/1/2008
Time Warner Cable is increasing its monthly rates for various tiers and packages. Basic is going up $11 from $10, standard cable is going to $51.95 from $49.95. Its three digital packages also increased.

Raleigh, NC Cable Rate Increase -Date of rate increase: Unknown
Time Warner customers will pay 3 to 5% more this year for cable.

Fayetteville, NC Cable Rate Increase -
Date of rate increase: 2/1/2008
Time Warner Cable is increasing its monthly rates. Basic cable rates will increase a little more than 3% from $9.65 to $9.95. The cost of combined basic and standard packages are rising more than 5% from $49.85 to $52.50. Digital subscribers can expect to see their monthly bills jump about 5% from $64.75 to $68.

Berlin, MA Cable Rate Increase -Date of rate increase: 3/1/2008
Charter Communications will raise its monthly rates. The increases will range from a few cents to up to $4, depending on the service. Basic cable will increase from $59 to $63. Charter's most expensive package, which includes premium movie channels, will increase from $81.99 to $85.99.

Philadelphia, PA Cable Rate Increase -Date of rate increase: Unknown
Comcast is raising rates an average of 3.8% this year - slightly more than last year. For subscribers to the expanded basic package in Pennsylvania, the rate increase is 4-5%. In Lower Bucks County, the expanded basic package will increase by 4.8%. In Delaware County, the expanded basic will rise 5%. In the Cherry Hill area, cable rates will increase $6.97 per month, or 14%, in part because the company folded its Value Pac into expanded basic cable. Some add-on services will also see changes - Digital Classic will jump 25%.

Philadelphia, PA Cable Rate Increase -Date of rate increase: 2/17/08
Verizon will raise the rate on its 200-channel FiOS TV Premier service 11.6%, or $5 per month. The company said it would not raise bills for those who have the service, or order the service before 2/17. The rate for Verizon's Spanish-language-focused La Conexion will increase 15% to $37.99 per month. About half the channels are in Spanish. Verizon is adding a $79.99 fee for service repairs and set-top box installation and retrieval, and the company will boost its rate for the Playboy Channel by $1.


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Cable Rate Increases for Indianapolis, Indiana and Surrounding Areas

Comcast is raising rates again for customers residing in Indianapolis, IN and the surrounding areas. Areas affected by the cable rate increase include Indianapolis, Beech Grove, Marion County, Clermont, Cumberland, Homecroft, Meridian Hills, Southport, Speedway, Warren Park, Williams Creek, Wynnedale, Hancock County, Hamilton County, Boone County, City of Lawrence, Brownsburg. Also included in the cable rate increase are residents of Morgan County - Plainfield, Danville and Hendricks County - Plainfield/Brownsburg, Mooresville, Plainfield.

Basic cable tv rates will raise by an average of 4%.
Rates for Digital Services will increase by an average of 10%.
Digital cable tv package prices will increase by an average of 4%.
High Speed Internet will increase by 3%.
Pay-per-view (PPV) Video on Demand (VOD) movies will increase by $1.00.

These cable rate increases will be reflected on your January 2008 cable bills.

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New Cable Rate Increases

Monthly cable rates are going up again just in time for all your holiday shopping bills to start rolling in. These rate increases are for Comcast customers residing in Tennessee and Washington, DC. Residents of these areas can expect to see the higher cable rates on their January 2008 bills.

Tennessee cable rates are estimated to rise an average of 5%, while Washingon, D.C. will see rates rise an average of 4%. Over the last 7 years, cable rates for these areas have increased significantly. Below are just a few examples of the rate increases imposed upon residents in the affected areas since 2000.

Knoxville, TN - 53% increase
Nashville, TN - 40% increase
Chattanooga, TN - 60% increase
Washington, D.C. - 63.8% increase

Now, if your annual household income has increased by 60% over the last 7 years, maybe these increases aren't a big deal to you. However, my guess would be that this is not the case. Throw in the rising costs of gas, healthcare, and an unstable housing market and it can easily get overwhelming to keep up.

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Upcoming Cable Rate Increases

Look for rising cable rates this fall for the following areas.

Houston, TX - Comcast is raising its rates 6.1% as of October 2007.

Harlan, IA - Your monthly cable rates are increasing as of October 2007.

Frankfort, KY - Cable rates are expected to rise again November 2007 with the addition of the Disney Channel. Basic cable will rise to $32.70 a month.


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