 nokken
join:2001-02-07
Memphis, TN | [Price] Rate Hike and new Additional Outlet Fee Just got my October bill.
It's about $15 higher...
Looks like the price of Digital Preferred went up ~$3 and I'm now being charged ~$10 for "Additional Outlet Fee" that I've never seen before. I've had 1 HD box (non-DVR) and 1 DTA for at least 2 years now with no additional outlet fee.
Is this new or should I have been charged for the DTA all this time?
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"The key to flying is falling and not hitting the ground." |
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| If they are changing a outfee for that DTA then you better get a Full box to get all the preferred channels.
likely it is a error as the 1st outlet is part of the base price.
Any way directv is way better outlets are only $6 for ANY BOX. |
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The franchise fee on my next bill is going up by $3.79. |
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 owlynPremium,MVM
join:2004-06-05
Newtown, PA | Franchise fee is a tax imposed by your municipality. Comcast has no control over it. |
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Tekneek
join:2012-02-19
Bethlehem, GA | True, to some degree. They aren't required to make the customer pay for all of it. |
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Don't care who has control of what. An increase is an increase. |
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andyrossPremium,MVM
join:2003-05-04
Schaumburg, IL | reply to nokken
Generally, the DTA should be free unless Comcast is ending it's grandfathering. Even then, I think it should only be $1.99 (if I remember right.)
Basically, call and ask what is going on with that fee. On my bill, the DTA is listed as a DTA and not a regular box. |
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rody_44Premium
join:2004-02-20
Quakertown, PA | reply to Marcus Carr
Thats like holding your accountant responsible for a tax increase. Comcast is in no way responsible for franchise fees. If you dont like them go complain to your local township building. |
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| Nobody said I was holding Comcast responsible, oh wise one (except you). |
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 RobIn Deo speramus.Premium
join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
kudos:3 | reply to Marcus Carr
said by Marcus Carr:Don't care who has control of what. An increase is an increase.
And people say our taxes aren't going up! |
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that fee is paying for your local access channels, plus to wire government buildings, schools and libraries with cable.
My city is against a franchise fee as is the county. |
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owlynPremium,MVM
join:2004-06-05
Newtown, PA Reviews:
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| said by mikedz4:that fee is paying for your local access channels, plus to wire government buildings, schools and libraries with cable.
My city is against a franchise fee as is the county.
Each franchising authority does whatever it wants with the money- it is not necessarily going to anything cable related. My township has a typical situation- we negotiated with Comcast to build the infrastructure to the schools and libraries, and provide some level of free service to them. The franchise fee goes directly to the township's general fund- just like any other tax. Again, this is a very typical arrangement- we are not alone in this- by any means. |
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rody_44Premium
join:2004-02-20
Quakertown, PA Reviews:
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3 edits | reply to Marcus Carr
No, the topic was about a rate increase. A franchise fee is in no way a rate increase. You ARE the one that came in and said a rate increase is a rate increase when it is no such thing when that company being comcast ISNT the one increasing it. Its like complaining that postage went up one cent to mail your cable bill in. Its something comcast has no control over. |
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| My bill is higher now. It has INCREASED. Simple concept. |
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rody_44Premium
join:2004-02-20
Quakertown, PA
1 edit | No just your franchise fee increased. Comcast gets no more , no less. had you said bill earlier i would agree. But you said your rate increased. Your monthly rate would be comcasts portion. Not taxes and fees. |
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| Bill, rate, whatever. Bottom line, I'm paying more. |
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| switch to satellite or fios or cut the cord. Those are the only ways to avoid rate increases. |
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| said by mikedz4:switch to satellite or fios or cut the cord. Those are the only ways to avoid rate increases.
Fixed it for you; I assume you must be (temporarily) on crack, to even suggest sat or FiOS do NOT have rate increases...   |
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| WOW has same price for 2 years |
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 telcodad
join:2011-09-16
Lincroft, NJ
kudos:2 | reply to mikedz4
As this article shows, the cost of "cutting the cord" may not always be as (initially) cheap as it might seem:
The Cost of Cutting Cable
By Steven Rosenbaum, Forbes - November 12, 2012
»www.forbes.com/sites/stevenrosen···g-cable/
From the article:
Today, more than a year later – we’ve recovered. We’ve re-invented how we discover, consume, and share media. But, a word of warning. It wasn’t easy – and it wasn’t cheap. Yes, we pocketed the bulk of our Time Warner bill (we dropped from $130 to just $33 for broadband). But did the $97 a month go to VOD or other subscriptions? Sort of. And what about hardware? Ugh, ok hold on for some sticker shock there. |
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