The nation’s second-largest cable operator is notifying customers about a monthly price increase effective June 2. The broadcast TV fee, the TV Select, Silver and Gold packages and equipment fees for set-top boxes are among the rising costs.
The broadcast TV fee will increase by more than 9% per month, rising from $16.45 to $17.99 per month. The increase is the second for the broadcast surcharge in less than a year. In August, the added fee went up by $2.95 per month from $13.50.
With this increase, Spectrum cable customers will now pay $215.88 per year for the broadcast TV fee.
Subscribers of the TV Stream and TV Choice packages will see their monthly broadcast fee climb from $8.95 to $12.95.
“TV programmers annually raise fees to carry their content, driving higher costs across the entire industry,” a Spectrum spokesperson said in a statement. “As a direct result of the growing cost of programming from the TV networks we carry, we are passing through these increased fees to viewers.”
The price increases also will affect TV packages for many customers. Those who subscribe to TV Select will see a monthly increase of $3, while Gold package customers will notice a hike of $8 per month. In addition, many customers also will see a decrease of $3 per month in their TV bundle discount
Spectrum receiver rental fees will increase from $7.99 to $8.99 per month per box.
In addition, the price for Spectrum Voice, the company’s home phone product, will increase by $3 a month to $12.99.
Spectrum internet customers will see no change to broadband pricing. For new customers paying a promotional price for their Spectrum TV or Voice plan – including remote education offer customers – the price increases will not take effect until the end of the promotional period.
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