Just last week I called Time Warner Cable because their constant "invoice creep" has been a constant source of annoyance for over a decade. Seems their entire business structure is built around upward price pressure yet they yield the opposite result - they end up lowering their rates in order to keep business. Perhaps if they just left things alone?
Anyway, I was paying close to $100 a month for internet and HD cable. When I was done with the call, our bill was cut in half to $49.95 for the turbo internet (20mbps) and it also includes basic cable, which is all we ever end up watching anyway.
With the growing capabilities and selection of streaming video over the internet, they really do need to preserve the market they still have and that would include not driving business away by constantly trying to increase rates.
Case in point, if my invoice had not gone up by $3 a month starting last month, they'd still be getting twice as much from me each month as they are now.
