said by NormanS:So your local franchise agency artificially forced Comcast to offer the service at a lower price than they offered it elsewhere.
Government controlled prices are not "normal", and prices rising to the market level, when the government relinquishes controls, does not a "price hike" make.
This "artificial"-ness runs both ways when there are only 0, 1, or 2 choices for any particular address. It takes a market to create market forces.