Comcast: More Expensive Than Ever

Another year, another chance to get closer to spending $200 for cable! Comcast is upping its prices early this year, raising them by 3.5 percent on November 1.

Comcast spokesman Jeff Alexander says the company faces higher costs in a challenging environment. Among those higher costs, he says, is programming, notably high-def:

“We’ve added about 15, 20 new channels for customers: CNN high definition, Disney Channel high-def, TLC HD, Animal Planet HD, the Big Ten Network, Fox Business, and others.”

Verizon Fios says it’s not raising its rates; of course, you can’t get that in the City of Philadelphia, so… You know, at this point I might as well just hand over my whole salary to ‘em. Because I have to watch me some Animal Planet HD. Oh, there’s this show with little baby wolves, and they howl, it is so cute.

Comcast would like it, I guess, if you did not pay attention to this article in yesterday’s Inquirer headlined, “Certain that Comcast will thrive despite turmoil.”

Comcast Hiking Prices By 3 1/2 Percent Next Month [KYW 1060]