AT&T also offers the DirecTV Now streaming service, which costs $45 per month. DirecTV doesn't appear to be increasing broadcast TV fees separately. Regional sports fees range from no increase (for Tier 1) to $1.90 more per month on the other five tiers. There's no hike, however, for the company's basic Family Package. "We are continuing to add new features like those mentioned last year, and we're integrating popular over-the-top online content services such as Netflix and YouTube," which are now searchable via the program guide and the company's voice remote.ĭirecTV: DirecTV, which is owned by AT&T, raised prices by $1 to $8 per month, depending on the plan, in January. "The rising cost of programming continues to be the biggest driver," the spokesman tells CR. Customers who are paying promotional rates can keep them until those deals expire. Based on current information on its website, Cox is now charging up to $10 per month in broadcast TV fees and up to $8 per month in regional sports fees, depending on the package.
The average sports charge is going up by 50 cents, while the broadcast TV surcharge climbs $2.50. "Average increase amounts vary based on where customers are located and what products and services they're using," he says. "The company also continues to make investments in our network and technology to give customers more for their money."Ĭox Communications: A Cox spokesman says the company is raising some of its prices by a small amount.
CHARGE TV CHANNEL DRIVERS
"While we try to hold costs down, price changes are necessary for a number of reasons, including the continually increasing costs associated with carrying the programming our customers demand, especially broadcast television and sports programming, which are the largest drivers of price increases," a Comcast spokesperson told CR. The increases will be rolled out in waves, so only some customers will see the increases immediately. You can also expect to pay an additional $13 per month-a $2-per-month bump-to rent a modem, though you can avoid this fee by buying your own. These fees will apply even if you're locked into a plan at a set price. Among the fee increases, you'll now pay a $10-per-month broadcast TV fee, up from $8 per month, and the monthly add-on for regional sports networks jumps from $6.50 to $8.25. The company says the price hikes were prompted by "the rapidly rising cost of local broadcast channels."Ĭharter also increased its fee for renting a receiver from $7 to $7.50 per month, and the cost of renting a digital adapter from $5 to $6 per month. On the bright side, Charter-unlike many of its competitors-doesn't charge a fee for regional sports and doesn't impose data caps on its broadband customers.Ĭomcast: Comcast raised prices for some customers in January. The fee hike applies even to those who are locked into a deal at a set monthly rate. This latest increase comes on the heels of another broadcast TV increase in November, which saw the monthly fee go from $9 to $10 per month. "Like other pay-TV providers, we are also impacted by increasing fees charged by broadcasters and programmers, of which we pass along just a fraction of the rising costs to our customers."Ĭharter/Spectrum: In a notice to some customers, Charter says it will be hiking its broadcast TV fee March 1, when the monthly rate goes from $10 to $12 per month. "Altice USA continues to invest in its network and advanced product set to deliver more choice and value to our customers, from our fiber network expansion and new Altice One entertainment experience to our upcoming new mobile service," an Altice spokesperson told CR. Effective this month, the company upped its broadcast TV surcharge by $1 to $6 per month, and its sports TV fee by $1 to $9 per month. But if you change your base package, you might not be eligible for the promotional offer anymore.Īltice/Optimum: Altice raised its TV rates by an average of 3 percent this year. If you currently have a promotional package, you'll keep that price until the promotion ends. In announcing the increases, AT&T, like most other companies, blamed rising programming costs for the price hikes. The company is also upping its broadcast TV fee by $2 per month on all plans, including U-basic. One exception is U-basic, which didn't get a price hike. AT&T: At the end of January, AT&T raised prices from $3 to $7 per month on most U-verse plans.
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