Recently, I received a bill for cable services by Comcast. To my surprise the amount was $6 more than the previous month. When I checked the items, it showed an increase of almost $6 for “cable plus”-from $16.90 to $22.69-which, according to my arithmetic, constitutes an increase of about 34 percent!!
I was sure there was a error, and called the cable company to point out that a mistake had been made. Not so!
The young lady on the phone was very polite, but could not give me an explanation except to say that a notice had been sent that in increase would be imminent. Some increase might be acceptable, but to have a raise of 34 percent for the exact same service is price gouging, in my opinion. Gas stations would get into deep trouble for doing that!!
The problem, as I see it, is that Comcast has a franchise (read: no competition) in Orion Township, and is taking advantage of their monopoly. I am wondering who awarded this contract, and what the limits, if any, are on charges that Comcast can impose on their Orion Township customers. In this case, the cable users are literally a “captive audience.”
I agree with Frank McIssac (in his letter of a few weeks ago) that many of us may want to consider getting a satellite dish!
Joan Koster