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 ›