Olde Hornet
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech...ce-hikes-hit-heres-what-you-can-do/780456002/
For the growing ranks of cord-cutters who fled cable- and satellite-TV services for cheaper streaming options, recent weeks have brought an unsettling run: rate increases that look too much like the price hikes that plagued traditional pay TV for years.
First, the Dish Network-owned Sling TV announced at the end of June that its entry-level Sling Orange service would increase by $5 to $25. Days later, AT&T was notifying subscribers to its DirecTV Now that its three tiers of service would also go up by $5 a month, raising its starter rate to $40. And Sony PlayStation Vue said it, too, would increase rates by $5 a month to bring its cheapest plan to $40.
Google’s YouTube TV, in turn, had led off this mini-trend in March with a $5 increase that brought its standard rate to, yup, $40.
For the growing ranks of cord-cutters who fled cable- and satellite-TV services for cheaper streaming options, recent weeks have brought an unsettling run: rate increases that look too much like the price hikes that plagued traditional pay TV for years.
First, the Dish Network-owned Sling TV announced at the end of June that its entry-level Sling Orange service would increase by $5 to $25. Days later, AT&T was notifying subscribers to its DirecTV Now that its three tiers of service would also go up by $5 a month, raising its starter rate to $40. And Sony PlayStation Vue said it, too, would increase rates by $5 a month to bring its cheapest plan to $40.
Google’s YouTube TV, in turn, had led off this mini-trend in March with a $5 increase that brought its standard rate to, yup, $40.