Friday, December 02, 2005

Major U.S. Cable Companies Raising Rates

An AP newswire article, via The Mercury News, reports that:

The nation's biggest cable companies are boosting their rates by single-digit percentages, citing rising costs for programming and investment in new services.

Industry leader Comcast Corp. is raising the rate on its most popular cable package by an average of 6 percent next year in all markets, while No. 2 Time Warner Cable customers are being asked to pay an average 3.1 percent more for its expanded basic package and 1.9 percent more for its limited basic plan.

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