Charter to hit select customers with 21% increase in Michigan

The cost of watching tv for Charter Communication cable subscribers in the Saginaw area of Michigan will be a lot more costly beginning March 1,2008. Charter Communications has announced that they will be increasing the rates for those customers who have the  26-channel limited basic package. The new cost for limited basic cable will be $16.18 an increase of $2.80. This translates into a21% rate hike.

According to Charter spokesman, Mr. Tim Ransberger, V.P. of government relations all of Charters other tv broadcast  programming package rates will stay the same.

I have to say I think that Charters' rate hike to it's subscribers in Michigan might possibly be one of the highest I have seen  so far this year throughout the cable tv industry. Why does it always seem like it's the subscriber who has the simplest programming package who always get hit with the highest rate increases. Could it be because their not as profitable as customers who subscribe to the higher priced packages.