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Study: Cable Bills Could Reach $200/Month By 2020
Right now, the average monthly cable bill — not including any bundled phone or internet services — is around $86. But industry analysts say the non-stop slap fights between cable companies and content providers is only going to send that price soaring in the years to come.
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This Time Warner Cable Letter Epitomizes What's Wrong With Cable Industry
Do you think Ford would ever send you a letter suggesting you give Toyota a try? Or would McDonald's ever shoot you an e-mail telling you to check out the lovely Burger Kings in your new neighborhood? Of course not. So why would the cable industry not care which company you choose?
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Time Warner Cable Offers $99 Wideband Service, But I Can Only Get It By Paying $109
After seven years of subscribing to Time Warner Cable's broadband internet service, Consumerist reader Matt saw that TWC was offering upgrades to its wideband service for the tempting price of $99 per month... well, sort of.
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Which Worst Company Contenders Force Customers Into Mandatory Arbitration?
As we sifted through the mountain of nominations for this year's Worst Company In America tournament, we noticed a trend of readers who cited companies' mandatory binding arbitration clauses as a reason for nominating. And while it's businesses like
AT&T and
Sony that have made all the headlines for effectively banning class action lawsuits, there are a
lot of other WCIA contenders who are forcing customers into signing away their rights.
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Worst Company In America Round One: Comcast Vs. Time Warner Cable
Finishing off this week of blood-drenched business battles is a pairing between two of the largest — and two of the least-favorite — cable companies in the country. The fight is scheduled to begin anywhere between 2:00 and 5:00 p.m.
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Time Warner Cable Testing The Waters Of Metered Broadband Again
It's been nearly three years since Time Warner Cable
dropped its much-derided plans to roll out metered broadband. Now the company thinks the time might be right to give it another go, but this time it would be an option for customers looking to save a few bucks.
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Time Warner Cable & MSG End Squabble, Allow Knicks Fans To Enjoy Linsanity
While New York Knicks fans have been enjoying the sudden success of point guard Jeremy Lin, a lot of them haven't actually been able to watch the games on TV thanks to a lengthy dispute between Time Warner Cable and the MSG Network. But now they won't need to wait for the highlights on the evening news to enjoy the Linsanity, as the 48-day staring contest has come to an end.
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Time Warner Cable Is Really Anxious To See You Go
Jack has been a customer of Time Warner Cable for a long time, what with the virtual monopoly in his town and all. He never really had any complaints until he was getting ready for his upcoming move. He dutifully called in a week and a half before the move, so his TV/Internet/phone package would be turned off at his current home, and installation set up at the new place. So, naturally, they turned off all three services at his current place the very next day. He complained, and they turned them back on. Then a Time Warner rep called up to "fix" the problem, flipping a switch to turn off all of the services. Again.
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Verizon Deal To Buy Spectrum From Comcast & Time Warner Cable May Not Be A Cakewalk
While AT&T was failing horribly at attempting to amp up its 4G network by buying T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless was busy making deals with cable companies to snap up unused and underused spectrum. And though insiders initially believed VZW's purchases would glide across regulators' desks since cable companies are not competitors in the wireless world, a new report claims the spectrum sale may get a more thorough looking-into than had been expected.
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