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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (abc40) -- It could soon cost you more to watch your television. Cable prices are going up.
Comcast rates went up, effective Monday. Charter Communications customers can expect to see a hike in January. Both companies already raised rates once this year.
In a statement to ABC40, a Comcast Representative attributes the latest hike to the "challenging economic enviorment, including healthcare costs, gas prices, increases in the cost ... [of] programming, and technology and service improvements."
The average Comcast customer will see a 3.6 percent spike in their next bill.
A Charter Communications Representative could not specifiy the average increase.
What's funny is that I have had many dealings with some major cable companies (Cablevision, etc), namely the heads of the companies, and I can tell you the reason. If it wasn't for subscribers all the money they waste would put them out of business.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (abc40) -- It could soon cost you more to watch your television. Cable prices are going up.
Comcast rates went up, effective Monday. Charter Communications customers can expect to see a hike in January. Both companies already raised rates once this year.
In a statement to ABC40, a Comcast Representative attributes the latest hike to the "challenging economic enviorment, including healthcare costs, gas prices, increases in the cost ... [of] programming, and technology and service improvements."
The average Comcast customer will see a 3.6 percent spike in their next bill.
A Charter Communications Representative could not specifiy the average increase.
What's funny is that I have had many dealings with some major cable companies (Cablevision, etc), namely the heads of the companies, and I can tell you the reason. If it wasn't for subscribers all the money they waste would put them out of business.