Comcast’s most recent rate
increase adds a new line item to the bill: a Broadcast TV Fee. In the company’s typical doublespeak, this
charge works to “identify some of the rising costs of retransmitting broadcast
television signals.”
Some, but apparently not much. Comcast magnanimously pulls out the initial $1.50 Broadcast TV Fee from its Limited Basic service fee, reducing the figure to $15.75. The majority of the channels on Limited Basic represent broadcast channels, so the Broadcast TV Fee is not really reflecting much of the total costs.
Could it be
Comcast thinks consumers are so stupid that they cannot add the new Broadcast
TV Fee with increases in other service tiers to calculate actual cost
increases? Given the lack of interest and
aptitude in math maybe the company can fool consumers into thinking the company
hasn’t just raised rates by about 10% what with 4% or so allocable to those
greedy broadcasters like Comcast's NBC.
Some, but apparently not much. Comcast magnanimously pulls out the initial $1.50 Broadcast TV Fee from its Limited Basic service fee, reducing the figure to $15.75. The majority of the channels on Limited Basic represent broadcast channels, so the Broadcast TV Fee is not really reflecting much of the total costs.