Time Warner Cable Announces First of a Series of Rate Increases for 2012

[douglas9]

Time Warner Cable intends to implement a series of rate increases for 2012 across many of their service areas, beginning with a 4% rate hike for their cable television service that will take effect in December.

A cable company memo received by Stop the Cap! indicates this isn’t likely to be the only rate increase from the cable operator, with possible rate adjustments for broadband and phone products to be announced at a later date. The cable television portion of your bill will increase because of what the company calls “dramatically higher programming costs, additional programming and features, and continued investment in the company’s network and customer service operations.”

http://stopthecap.com/2011/10/31/time-warner-cable-announces-first-in-a-series-of-rate-increases-for-2012/

[fasttense]

1. I guess it is time to cancel the cable TV. n/t

[sarge43]

2. You probably won't miss it.

We don't.

[Javaman]

3. I had basic cable last year with internet service form TW...

I called them because they raised the rate (yet again). We don't watch tv much at all, but we do use the net. we were paying close to 70 bucks for both!

So I called them to cut our cable. The operator offered me an offer of both for 29 bucks. I found it interesting that they were so eager to cut 40 bucks off my bill.

I would last a year. it expires in march. I have the date to pop up on my calender two weeks before the expiration date, so I can either maintain the price or cut the cable.

I'm curious to see what they do now.