Cox Cable plans price hikes in 2009
January 2nd, 2009, 12:39 pm · 8 Comments · posted by Tamara Chuang, a.k.a. The Gadgetress
Unlike Time Warner Cable and AT&T U-verse, Cox Communications in Orange County hasn’t notified customers that its cable TV prices will go up this year. That’s because the actual increase has not been determined.
Prices are expected to go up in 2009, Lana Ong, the media representative with Cox’s Orange County division, said Friday.
Cox already raised its video prices last March, and upped its Internet service by $2 in October.
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With the economy still in sad shape, TV companies are moving ahead with plans to squeeze more money from their customers. Time Warner Cable and AT&T U-verse both plan 2009 rate increases (Read “Time Warner Cable raising prices in 2009 ” and “AT&T U-verse raising TV prices.”)
A very public battle showcasing the TV industry’s quest for more money occurred on New Year’s Eve, when Viacom Inc. — the owner of popular channels Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and MTV — threatened to halt programs to Time Warner Cable customers at midnight. Viacom asked for more money per channel, which Time Warner called outrageous. The midnight blackout was averted after the two sides came to a private agreement.
The latest round of price increases are around 5 to 50 percent, depending on the package and plan. Time Warner’s largest increases affected the lower-priced packages while AT&T’s U-Verse rate hike impacts new users the most.
Back in March, Cox’s digital TV tiers went up by $1. In exchange for the price increase, Ong said that customers got 18 more HD channels (for a total of 51 by year’s end), 13 more international channels, and more OnDemand shows. The price of its analog TV service, which includes basic and expanded service, did not increase.
“At this time, we intend to do a price increase in 2009 but we don’t have a confirmed date yet,” Ong said.
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My Fios is not going up. Verizon has excellent customer service now and they offer alot more on thier Fiber Optics. I have had fios for over a year with no increases or down time. Fios is the way to go if you can get it.
If you think inflation is at 1.1% I have a bridge for sale.
NO I dont think they should increase fees..I have basic cable, phone, and med speed internet. If it wernt for the bundle deals and temporary promos Ide be paying 120 a month…now with the delas its only 90…
BUT, I walked into the RSM cox office last week to pay my bill and there were only 2 agents there and about 20 people waiting to be seen. They obviously arent spending the money they are getting to improve the customer service.
What does OC cox make ina year anyways anyone know?
I’m no economist… Here’s where I got the 1.1% inflation rate: USinflationcalculator.com
wow it is 1.1 percent ,I am surprised too. I would be intrested in buying that bridge, aslong as I can charge tolls to offset my cable bill increase. Who is the Gadgetress anyways?
Heh… I guess I should lose the moniker since I rarely write gadget reviews anymore… Readers just really want to know about TV service in their backyard.
I wish the packages would split out groups of channels so that we could subscribe to interests we have, rather than paying for others. For example I have no interest in cartoon channels, golf channels. I watch about 1% of the available channels on a regular basis, but I still have to buy the enhanced package so I get basic nonfiction channels like the History channel etc. I end up paying for all this junk that couch potatos enjoy but it has nothing to do with what I want. Imagine if you were buying music and you want 5 artists but you had to pay for 200 artists, most of which have nothing to do with your tastes. Cable and Satellite TV has a weird pricing scheme.
You guys have waayyyy too much time on your hands. With everyting going on in the world we’re arguing about $1 increases in cable services???