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Weekend Pundit · 10-04-2019, 05:52 PM

One has to remember that when it comes to the cost of the TV portion of your cable bills the cable companies have little control. It is the content providers who set those rates. The cable MSOs pass the costs on to the customers. The profit margin for linear TV has been shrinking for years. They are making more profit from Internet and phone service these days.

Competition will help some of those costs come down, so both Laconia and Gilford should see some costs come down as Comcast starts offering service in those two communities. Unless I am mistaken that will start in January, or at least it will in Gilford. I am not sure of the timetable in Laconia.

10-04-2019, 05:52 PM	#23
Weekend Pundit Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Gilford Posts: 291 Thanks: 19 Thanked 51 Times in 31 Posts	Cable Costs One has to remember that when it comes to the cost of the TV portion of your cable bills the cable companies have little control. It is the content providers who set those rates. The cable MSOs pass the costs on to the customers. The profit margin for linear TV has been shrinking for years. They are making more profit from Internet and phone service these days. Competition will help some of those costs come down, so both Laconia and Gilford should see some costs come down as Comcast starts offering service in those two communities. Unless I am mistaken that will start in January, or at least it will in Gilford. I am not sure of the timetable in Laconia.