We already talked about how Comcast is raising the price on their TV packages, but they didn’t stop there. Now it is being reported that Comcast is raising their broadcast TV fee to $8 a month and their regional sports fee to $6.75 a month in some areas.
What is the broadcast TV fee? It is the fee to have local channels included as part of the TV package you paid for. It will now add up to an extra $96 a year. Over a two-year contract that will add up to $192.
The regional sports fee is the fee you pay to have access to the sports you watch as part of your TV package. This fee is going up in some areas to $6.75 a month. Over a year that will add up to an extra $81 a year. Over a two-year contract that is $162.
In total, you will pay an extra $14.75 a month for these two fees on top of your TV package. Over a two-year contract that’s an extra $354 in just these fees.
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