@Boo Radley -- I'm the director of digital communications here at Time Warner Cable, just so you know. Our price increases reflect a number of costs -- ops costs, regulatory fees, and programming. We don't control the cost of the gas we put in our trucks, the costs of the copper in the cables, or the rents at our buildings across the country. But we're managing programming costs the best we can, because if we cave now it's going to get a *lot* more expensive later. And we're kind of drawing the line at paying for programming that's been free for over 6 decades.
From what I understand here in Austin, the additional cost in question is 1 cent per customer per day. Given how much I pay already for channels I don't even watch (thanks for not offering a-la-carte), I find it infuriating that Time Warner would rather let it's customers miss out on programming than to just absorb ! CENT OF COST!!! Last time I checked, I pay $130/mo, and you are telling me that nowhere in that immense profit margin that you can spare 1 cent? I find that hard to believe. Also, last time I checked, gas and copper prices are on the decline. Funny how rates can increase when these expenses rise, but never, EVER go down when the cost of these commodities drops. Nice little windfall, don't you think?
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@Boo Radley -- I'm the director of digital communications here at Time Warner Cable, just so you know. Our price increases reflect a number of costs -- ops costs, regulatory fees, and programming. We don't control the cost of the gas we put in our trucks, the costs of the copper in the cables, or the rents at our buildings across the country. But we're managing programming costs the best we can, because if we cave now it's going to get a *lot* more expensive later. And we're kind of drawing the line at paying for programming that's been free for over 6 decades.
From what I understand here in Austin, the additional cost in question is 1 cent per customer per day. Given how much I pay already for channels I don't even watch (thanks for not offering a-la-carte), I find it infuriating that Time Warner would rather let it's customers miss out on programming than to just absorb ! CENT OF COST!!! Last time I checked, I pay $130/mo, and you are telling me that nowhere in that immense profit margin that you can spare 1 cent? I find that hard to believe. Also, last time I checked, gas and copper prices are on the decline. Funny how rates can increase when these expenses rise, but never, EVER go down when the cost of these commodities drops. Nice little windfall, don't you think?