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thomascgalvin OP t1_iy5i57o wrote

from the article:

> "Comcast has started notifying customers and municipalities that it plans to raise video and Internet prices next month, including a whopping $7.35 a month increase for the Broadcast TV fee in one town," a TV Answer Man article said on Saturday. The $7.35-per-month increase is in Taunton, Massachusetts, where Comcast said the Broadcast TV fee will rise from $18.65 to $26.

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milespeeingyourpants t1_iy5iqd6 wrote

Is woman with the confederate flag bikini, still the mayor of taunton?

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hdjunkie t1_iy75gn6 wrote

Funny my antenna costs me $0/month and provides many more local offerings

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commentsOnPizza t1_iy7niaf wrote

The retransmission fees that networks are demanding are getting out of control - and it's ridiculous that cable companies can have these huge hidden fees.

Really, the government should repeal the 1992 law that allowed broadcast TV stations to require payment for retransmission: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retransmission_consent. In some markets where cable companies own the broadcast network (cough, Boston), they've switched to a smaller coverage transmitter for the broadcast network making it harder for people to tune in via antenna.

If a station isn't going to allow retransmission, it should just be a cable network and not squat on valuable radio spectrum that could be put to better use.

Likewise, the government should investigate whether Comcast's broadcast TV fee is really just passing along the fees that networks are demanding or whether Comcast is charging more than that in their broadcast TV fee.

In the meantime, YouTube TV and Hulu with Live TV don't have broadcast TV fees, regional sports fees, etc.

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otm_shank t1_iy81pxl wrote

> Likewise, the government should investigate whether Comcast's broadcast TV fee is really just passing along the fees that networks are demanding or whether Comcast is charging more than that in their broadcast TV fee.

It's still bullshit even if they're just passing it through. It's their own cost of doing business, and you can't decline it. It's literally impossible to pay their advertised prices, which should be illegal without question.

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SheeEttin t1_iy8td9i wrote

Who except old folks and rabid sports fans even has cable anymore?

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ZaphodG t1_iy9kw01 wrote

Comcast still has 16 million video subscribers. Broadband has grown to 32 million. Video is down 10% in the last year. I only watch sports on “Classic television”. I’ve been streaming it for years. I should probably put a big mast on my chimney to get over-the-air. I can’t get anything with an indoor antenna.

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