Cable firms to raise set-top box rates
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Cable companies are planning to charge more for set-top boxes to help pay for new, more expensive versions mandated by the Federal Communications Commission.
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Executive helicopters all round Cable and Wireless has announced plans to rejig its rules on bonuses so its chairman can join other top brass at the firm in bagging a huge haul of shares.â¦
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Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino said RCN's 2007 cable rates are too high. The cost of the "full basic" cable package, which includes 60 channels, is rising 8 percent, from $49.95 to $53.95 when sold alone, according to the mayor's office. In a statement, Menino said, "We are concerned with the increases in both bundled and RCN's standard ...
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Telecoms group Cable &amp; Wireless has unveiled plans to return 250 million pounds to investors and raised its dividend as it posted an 8 percent rise in first-half profits.
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Cablevision stepped up the battle to attract high-definition customers on Friday, saying it would have the capability to carry more than 500 channels of HD programming by the end of this year.
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The commission decided this week to increase regulation of the cable market and to allow some newspapers to own a radio or TV station in the same market.
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If the cable operator's efforts to partner with leading gadget makers are successful, those set-top boxes could be a thing of the past.Photo: Comcast's AnyPlay device
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US pay TV firm Comcast is set to roll out set-top boxes featuring Microsoft software, in a crucial test for Microsoft's cable TV ambitions.
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Time Warner Cable is looking to revolutionize home broadband pricing in the U.S. by selling consumers service based on bandwidth usage.
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By Sanford Nowlin, San Antonio Express-News  Dec. 8--Even though consumers have more choices than ever for video  programming, cable and satellite TV, fees are expected to go up again in 2007.
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By Jim Wyss, The Miami Herald  Mar. 4--One of the most well-funded battles of the last legislative session is heating up again as the cable industry and telephone companies face off over the right to provide cable TV service.
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The equipment maker hopes that new cable services will drive a recovery.
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RESTON, Va., Sept. 11  /PRNewswire/ -- Cable TV prices have increased nearly three times faster than the rate of inflation, and it seems like every week brings yet another increase.
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Facing pressure from regulators, the cable TV industry plans to make good on a promise to standardize its technology and open the door to televisions and other gadgets that don't need cable boxes to receive video-on-demand programs and other interactive services.
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Time Warner Cable Inc. expects 2007  revenue growth in the mid-to-high 30s percentage range, the  company said on Wednesday, a day before its shares begin  trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Time Warner Cable will experiment with a new pricing structure for high-speed Internet access later this year, charging customers based on how much data they download.
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The Federal Communications Commission says in a Congressional report that cable bills would increase under a system that lets customers pick and choose. Consumer groups disagree.