Week in Review: Noodles Coming to Cliff Road, Eastview Defeated at State
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Sunday, March 10, 2013
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
City Lodges Formal Complaint Over Comcast Fees, Business Practices
Spurred on by the complaints of upset residents, the city opted to send a complaint regarding Comcast's business practices to Eagan's Congressional delegation.
Calling Comcast's cable rate hikes painful to consumers and labeling the company a monopoly, Eagan city officials urged local Congressional delegates to take action in a formal complaint approved on Tuesday night. The letter, ratified by the Eagan City Council, is the latest development in a dustup regarding recent Comcast rate increases. In January, the company began charging some subscribers $1.99 per month for each digital transport adapter, or DTA—a piece of equipment that allows older analog TVs to display digital channels. Eagan residents upset at the unexpected charges took their complaints en masse to City Hall, and the council hosted a public hearing last month with a Comcast representative to "shed light" on the matter. City …
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Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Council Preview: Comcast Complaints, Ecolab Objection, Restaurant Development
The Eagan City Council is expected to vote whether to send a formal letter of complaint to the city's Congressional delegation and the FCC regarding Comcast's recent rate changes.
The Eagan City Council will convene at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday night at City Hall to hold a special meeting. Here's a preview of a selection of agenda items the council is expected to discuss. For a full agenda, click here. Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | Blog for us
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9:09 am on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
I agree with Paul! Why is is that internet, phone and cable should cost over $150 per month. This really hurts struggling families. My grandson doesn't have a computer at home because they can't get WiFi and comcast has priced them out of the interent. And his elementary school is continually encouraging more computer work. A concerned grandma more ›
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Week in Review: Wildcats Head to State, Comcast Complaints
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
City Has Little Clout in Comcast Fee Dispute
Eagan residents are upset over increasing fees. But thanks to an FCC ruling, city officials' hands are—for the most part—tied.
Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | Blog for us City officials delved into the rabbit hole of cable fees and franchise agreements on Tuesday night during a public dialogue between a Comcast official and residents upset by unexpected charges. The public hearing was prompted by local Comcast subscribers, who voiced concerns over a recent mailing sent out by the company describing a soon-to-be-implemented additional service charge for digital transport adapters. The Eagan City Council hoped the hearing would shed light on the confusion surrounding the charges, and invited Mike Logan, Comcast's director of government affairs, to attend. Here's what they learned: WHAT IS A DIGITAL TRANSPORT …
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Dr Emmett Brown
1:42 pm on Thursday, February 21, 2013
This is Comcast "bait-and-switch" business model. We are in the southeast corner of Eagan and were told last year we would receive 2 free boxes and needed to "rent" 3 additional for $1.99/mo. January 1, 2013 our rates were increased and we are now being charged $9.95/mo. for all five boxes. I honestly hope our council and mayor will put our city contract out for competitive national bids in 2015 … more ›
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Council Preview: Tactical Robot, Comcast Complaints, Drug Disposal
The Eagan Citizens Crime Prevention Association is donating more than $15,000 to the city for the purchase of a tactical robot to assist officers.
Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | Blog for us The Eagan City Council will convene at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday night at City Hall to hold a special meeting. Here's a preview of a selection of agenda items the council is expected to discuss. For a full agenda, click here.
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Friday, February 15, 2013
Comcast Mailing Upsets Eagan Residents; Council Schedules Hearing to "Shed Light"
The Eagan City Council will host a special hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 19, to discuss a new set of potential Comcast fees.
Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | Blog for us An outcry over unexpected Comcast fees has prompted the Eagan City Council to schedule a special hearing on Tuesday to shed light on the matter. Earlier this month, a number of Comcast customers in Eagan and other Twin Cities communities received a notification announcing that the company is upgrading its network to an "all-digital platform". Because of the upgrade, users may need a new digital converter or other equipment to continue receiving their current television channels, the notice said. The notice prompts subscribers to order a digital adapter for un-upgraded TVs for a monthly fee of $1.99 per adapter. That isn't sitting well with …
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mike
4:02 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
It's not a $1.99 it is really 3.98 per month, (because comcast gave us 2 boxes) for 12 months for a total of $47.76 a year for boxes we received for free.... Comcast is the winner, Comcast will receiver 1 billion dollars in new revenue from this charge once all of their customers are charged the monthly fee of 1.99 per box. The customer is the loser, because we lose the free HD stations that we … more ›
Thursday, February 7, 2013
City Has Little Clout in Comcast Fee Dispute
Eagan residents are upset over increasing fees. But thanks to an FCC ruling, city officials' hands are—for the most part—tied.
Patty Lentz
3:51 pm on Monday, March 11, 2013
Yes! Yes! Yes! I really wish all of the cities would become proactive with Comcast. They are really a bad company with bad practices...I downgraded my account, and my bill went UP almost $70.00 a month....figure that one out!!! more ›