Astound increases fees $18.50+

Customers of Astound Broadband will see price increases of up to $22.44 starting Sept. 28, the company notified the Town of La Conner by email Aug. 25. Fees for services will increase by at least $17.50, with an additional $1 monthly for telephone service. Expanded content customers will also be charged $1.92 monthly to offset the cost of programming content.

The letter states the company must adjust pricing “as the amounts programming networks charge us continue to rise, along with overall cost increases.”

The fee increases are:

$2 for local broadcast tier.

$3.72 for local TV stations’ fee.

$...