Cable and Internet Providers Impose Annual Fee Hikes Far Exceeding Inflation
Long-term cable subscribers face compounding annual price increases on individual fee line items — broadcast TV fees more than doubling over five years — with no proportional service improvement. Customers in areas with limited ISP competition have no leverage to resist these increases and are effectively captive. When competition finally arrives, customers switching away consistently find better pricing elsewhere.
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