Tag: Cable TV
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ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Fees on Cable TV Are Up Over 600% Since 2006
Fees for local TV stations are some of the biggest expenses for cable TV and even cord cutting services. Increasingly, cable companies have been pushing back and Sling TV even decided to not offer locals. Over the last month, several high profile blackouts of local channels have happened as Meredeth was dropped on Dish and…
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As Cord Cutting Grows One More Cable TV Company Is Shutting Down Its TV Service
If you live in Montana and use 3 Rivers Communications for your TV service, we have bad news for you. In October, 3 Rivers Communications will shut down its TV service and only offer Internet and phone services. Currently, 3 Rivers Communications has 15,000 customers but only about 1,800 pay for TV. Now 3 Rivers…
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As Cord Cutting Grows One More Cable TV Company Goes Streaming Only
Earlier this year, RTC Cable announced plans to end all TV services in July 2019. Now Pioneer Communications, a small cable company in Kansas, has announced plans to ditch traditional cable TV and go streaming only. Pioneer has been around over 65 years, but with the changing markets has decided to walk away from TV…
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6 Ways Cable TV Tries to Trick Cord Cutters into Going Back to Cable
Cable TV companies have been working overtime to make cable look like a better deal than cord cutting. They have been using both new and old tactics to trick cord cutters into wanting to go back. So, today, we are going to look at the top 5 ways cable TV tries to trick cord cutters…
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Maine Wants to Force Cable TV to Offer À La Carte TV
À la carte TV is the idea that you would pay for just the TV channels you want. Now in Maine, there is a bill that would force cable companies to offer a service that would do just that. The bill was proposed in the State House by Independent Representative Jeffrey Evangelos. “For instance, I…
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Only 30% of Cable One’s Customers Pay for Cable TV
In what may be a glimpse of the future of cable TV, Cable One’s CEO announced last week that only 30% of their customers pay for TV. The other 70% of Cable One’s customers only pay for broadband Internet. That means of the 800,000 customers Cable One has only 240,000 pay for TV. “We don’t…
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Comcast, Spectrum, AT&T, & More May Soon Be Forced to Be More Transparent
Ever hate opening a cable TV bill and suddenly finding it a lot higher than it should have been? Now a new bill will force cable companies to be more clear in their billing. This comes from a new bill introduced this month by U.S. Representative Anna Eshoo, a Democrat from California, and Senator Ed Markey, a…
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As Cord Cutting Grows Cable Companies Are Becoming Desperate to Trick You Into Coming Back
Recently we have heard from many new cord cutters who say cable companies are telling them it is less expensive to get Internet plus TV rather than just internet. WARNING: IT’S A TRAP! Now that is not new, but there is also a new wrinkle many cable companies are adding. They promise to lock in…
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How Cable Companies Still Find Ways to Raise Your Price Even When You Have a Price Lock
You likely have seen a pay-TV company promise a price for 12 or 24 months if you agree to a contract. Yet after you sign the contract your monthly bill increases. The truth is it all comes down to the wording on the contract. Often when you look at the contract it promises to keep…
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Cord Cutting This Week 52 – DIRECTV NOW’s New Streaming Player, Comcast Antitrust? & More
Join Cord Cutters News every Saturday as we take a look back at some of the biggest Cord Cutting Stories from the past week. Now, remember these are my opinions on them not an in-depth look at each story. If you would like to learn more about each story check out the links below. (Also let…