Tag: Spectrum
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Weekend Wrap Up: Top 9 Cord Cutting Stories from This Week
This week, we’ve seen some major video customer losses across cable companies in quarter 2 earnings reports (and a gain for one provider), a win for HBO subscribers using Amazon devices, and a new development in the theaters vs. film distribution debate. Here are some of our top stories from this week. Cable Losses in…
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Charter Spectrum Added 102,000 Video Customers in Q2 2020
Charter Spectrum reported today that residential video customers increased by 102,000 in the second quarter of 2020. While the increase is partially due to the company’s efforts in assisting customers throughout the pandemic through programs and offers, it’s worth noting that Charter showed an increase in video customers while competitors have all reported video losses…
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Spectrum’s Latest Price Hike Will Go Into Effect August 5
Earlier this month, we reported that Spectrum was planning an upcoming rate increase, bringing its broadcast TV fees to $16.45/month, up from $13.50/month. That change is set to go into effect on August 5. Those with Spectrum’s stream TV packages will also see the $2.95/month charge, taking the surcharge on those packages up to $8.95/month.…
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Spectrum Will Raise Broadcast TV Fees As Early As Next Month
Spectrum is planning a rate increase for cable TV customers, increasing broadcast TV fees to $16.45/month. Stop the Cap first reported on a rumored increased, based on information from Spextrum employees. The increase has now been confirmed and could go into effect as soon as next month. The change will cause Spectrum’s broadcast TV fee…
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Spectrum Asks FCC to Allow Data Caps on Broadband Plans
Charter Communications has asked the FCC for permission to add data caps on its Spectrum broadband plans. Charter has been unable to impose caps due to the conditions of its 2016 merge with Time Warner Cable. At the time of the merger, the FCC shared these conditions for the company in its order to approve…
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Spectrum Under Fire for Price Hikes During Coronavirus
While phone and internet providers are taking the FCC pledge to keep customers connected during the coronavirus pandemic, some Spectrum customers are finding that their monthly costs have increased. One US Representative has gone to the FCC to share complaints from his constituents. Rep. Anthony Brindisi, a Democrat from Utica asked federal regulators to stop…
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Charter Notes Uptick in Downstream, Upstream Traffic as Pandemic Continues
The country’s second largest cable provider has seen both downstream and upstream traffic jump in recent weeks as many of us stay home during the coronavirus pandemic. Charter says downstream activity is up almost 20 percent since late February, while upstream traffic is up even higher — 32 percent. “In many households daytime internet traffic…
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Charter’s Free Broadband Offer Now Extends to Educators
Charter Communications has announced it’s broadening its free-internet offer to include not only students, but also teachers as well. The initial offer, for households with students, was announced earlier this month as part of the company’s response to the coronavirus outbreak and is good for 60 days. This newest update could make it easier for…
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Charter’s COVID-19 Response Includes Free Spectrum Broadband, WiFi to Students’ Homes
More and more companies are announcing deals, discounts, and offers in the wake of drastic changes due to the coronavirus outbreak. Charter, one of the nearly 80 companies to sign the FCC’s recent Keep Americans Connected pledge, outlined some of the steps it’s taking, including access to free Spectrum broadband and WiFi for 60 days…
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Cable Companies Command Broadband Internet as They Shed TV Subscribers
Millions of cord cutters may be ditching their TV subscriptions, but that hasn’t stopped major cable companies from making huge strides in broadband internet. The latest study from Leichtman Research Group, Inc. shows cable companies, including heavyweights like Comcast, Charter, and Cox, accounted for nearly 68 million broadband subscribers in the U.S. Put another way,…