Beginning March 1st Comcast subscribers in the Portland area will see an increase in their cable bill. Comcast has announced that the new rates for standard cable will increase by nearly 7 percent. The standard cable package which has 70 channels will increase by $3.51 bringing the new rate to $54.40. The low end or cheapest digital cable package will increase by 6.8% which will brings the monthly amount to $55.40. Finally the digital premier package will now cost the subscriber $119.99 per month. Roughly a 6.2% increase. These seem to be some sizeable increases.
While customers might feel these rates excessive Comcast does not. They state that the increase reflects the value of services they provide. For myself the "value of services" Comcast provides should mean that I would receive a lot more channels for my money.
