said by Morac :

As a monopoly Comcast can charge whatever it wants. I understand that, but to raise rates just as a superior and cheaper service starts deploying takes some gall. They won't be able to do that once Verizon TV becomes widespread. I'd drop Comcast in a heartbeat if Verizon was available to me.

And don't bother mentioning satellite. Satellite can't compete with Cable service for service. In the past it was able to, but it physically can't now since 2-way communication via satellite is severely limited. That basically leaves cable or nothing.

said by Morac :

FIOS may have gone up 7%, but it's still 30% cheaper than Comcast.

Comcast isn't raising rates to give bonuses to it's employees. To think that is just idiotic.

said by pnh102 :

Someone who says this clearly has no understanding of how business works. Every business will charge the highest price it can possibly charge before it starts to lose customers. Comcast can raise its rates only because it can get away with it.

said by JSRoman :

Morac is going to go into shock when someone tells him that Fios rates went up this year in some areas.

»FIOS TV raises prices a by 7.6%

said by pnh102 :

Every business will charge the highest price it can possibly charge before it starts to lose customers.

said by thender2 :

People are idiots. 90% of the US can't spell fiber, much less say it out loud, and there's an even lesser chance they know offhand why they should care.

said by JSRoman :

Not only that but I guess he thinks Comcast employees work for free and don't expect raises every year if they did a good job. Payroll cost go up every year usually, health benefits, programming cost also.

said by thender2 :

No one cares about HDTV, half the time they plug the composite video connector in when they're paying for HDTV, and can tell no difference.

said by Titus Pullo :

It's plastic, it's drastic, it's spastic, it's C * * * * * * * * !! :D

said by PolarBear :

Yup. You would be amazed at not only how many houses I have installed Dish/DirecTV on inside a major city with Comcast's triple play available, but also at how many apartments!

said by TKJunkMail :

Actually, that is exactly what you do in a capitalist system. And if enough people start moving to Verizon, then Comcast will drop their rates.

said by Titus Pullo :

Well, the people have moved in and it looks like a scene from a European movie with the satellite dishes hanging off nearly every other unit.

said by TKJunkMail :

Actually, that is exactly what you do in a capitalist system. And if enough people start moving to Verizon, then Comcast will drop their rates.

said by TKJunkMail :

And if enough people start moving to Verizon, then Comcast will drop their rates.

said by chemaupr :

You do not charge the HIGHEST price you can before loosing customers. That is when you are suppose to start gaining the good faith of your customers. They are just arrogant and do not see Fios as a real threat.

said by pnh102 :

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I don't see how Comcast can justify raising rates when they are making money hand over fist.

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Someone who says this clearly has no understanding of how business works. Every business will charge the highest price it can possibly charge before it starts to lose customers. Comcast can raise its rates only because it can get away with it.