Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010 | 2:05 a.m.
Cox Communications is raising its prices on several of its cable, phone and Internet services beginning in March, the company told subscribers Tuesday.
“Today’s prices reflect the cost of programming, which has gone up nearly 10 percent from 2009 to 2010 as well as the increased costs of doing business which have escalated dramatically in the past 12 months,” Cox said in an e-mail to subscribers.
For residents in the Las Vegas Valley, the price of Cox Limited Basic Cable, which includes 44 channels of local broadcast, will increase by about $3 to $16.04 a month.
For subscribers to receive all 44 channels, an HD digital converter box is needed and that price is increasing by $2.25 to $7 a month.
Cox Preferred Basic Service, which includes 96 channels, will also increase by about $3, bringing the total to $54 a month. Increases in prices for premium channels will range from $1 to $4.49 a month, depending on the number of channels.
Both the HD receiver and the HD DVR will now cost $2.25 more a month. The price of Cox DVR service, however, will decrease by about $2.
Basic monthly telephone service will increase by $2.59 to $12.99 a month. Cox high-speed Internet service is also going up $2 a month.
The company is raising prices in several regions, including Southern California, where prices are increasing between 3.6 and 10 percent, the the Orange County Register reported last week.
| Monthly Cable Services | Previous Price | Price Change | New Price† |
| Video | |||
| Cox Limited Basic | $13.00 | $3.04 | $16.04 |
| Cox Expanded Service | $37.95 | — | $37.95 |
| Total Cox Preferred Basic Service | $50.95 | $3.04 | $53.99 |
| Digital Service/Digital Gateway | $6.50 | $0.49 | $6.99 |
| Digital One Tier | $10.45 | $1.54 | $11.99 |
| Digital Two Tiers | $12.45 | $1.54 | $13.99 |
| Digital Three Tiers | $14.45 | $1.54 | $15.99 |
| Digital Additional Outlet | $4.95 | -$1.46 | $3.49 |
| Cox Digital Video Recorder Service | $11.95 | -$1.96 | $9.99 |
| Digital Converter | $5.25 | $0.25 | $5.50 |
| Digital Converter - HD | $5.25 | $2.25 | $7.50 |
| Digital Converter - HD/DVR | $5.25 | $2.25 | $7.50 |
| Digital Converter - DVR | $5.25 | $2.25 | $7.50 |
| 1 Premium Service | $13.95 | $1.04 | $14.99 |
| 2 Premium Services | $22.50 | $1.49 | $23.99 |
| 3 Premium Services | $29.50 | $3.49 | $32.99 |
| 4 Premium Services | $37.50 | $4.49 | $41.99 |
| Playboy Premium Monthly | $14.95 | $0.04 | $14.99 |
| International Channels | |||
| GMA Pinoy TV | $11.95 | $0.04 | $11.99 |
| The Filipino Channel | $11.95 | $1.04 | $12.99 |
| GMA Pinoy TV & Filipino Channel Package | $20.95 | $1.04 | $21.99 |
| Zhong Tian Channel and Chinese Central TV | $11.95 | $0.04 | $11.99 |
| TV Japan | $24.95 | $0.04 | $24.99 |
| Cox Service Assurance Plan (CSAP) | |||
| Cox Service Assurance Plan (CSAP) Video | $2.99 | $2.00 | $4.99 |
| Cox Service Assurance Plan (CSAP) Internet (Wirelink) | $2.99 | $2.00 | $4.99 |
| Cox Service Assurance Plan (CSAP) Digital Phone | $3.95 | $1.04 | $4.99 |
| Cox Digital Telephone | |||
| Basic Monthly Service | $10.40 | $2.59 | $12.99 |
| Basic Monthly Service with another Cox service* | $9.95 | $0.04 | $9.99 |
| Cox Digital Telephone Essential (Phone Line, Caller ID & Call Waiting) | N/A | N/A | $19.99 |
| Cox Digital Telephone Preferred (Phone Line, Solutions Combo, Voice Mail & Simply 5) | N/A | N/A | $29.99 |
| Cox Unlimited Connection Pkg | $54.95 | -$4.96 | $49.99 |
| Cox Unlimited Connection Pkg with another Cox service* | $44.95 | -$4.96 | $39.99 |
| Directory Listing-Non Published | $3.25 | $0.25 | $3.50 |
| Voice Mail | $6.95 | $1.04 | $7.99 |
| Voice Mail With Extension | $8.95 | $0.04 | $8.99 |
| Cox High Speed Internet | |||
| Cox HSI Preferred with Powerboost | $44.99 | $2.00 | $46.99 |
| Cox HSI Premier with Powerboost | $57.99 | $2.00 | $59.99 |
| Cox Bundles^ | |||
| Preferred Bundle Discount | -$15.00 | -$0.70 | -$15.70 |
| Premier Bundle Discount | -$15.00 | -$0.70 | -$15.70 |
| Deluxe Preferred Bundle Discount | -$10.00 | -$3.30 | -$13.30 |
| Deluxe Premier Bundle Discount | -$10.00 | -$3.30 | -$13.30 |
| 3 Premium Bundle Discount | -$8.20 | $1.51 | -$6.69 |
| 4 Premium Bundle Discount | -$4.78 | $0.51 | -$4.27 |
| Per-Use Telephone Features | |||
| Busy Line Redial (*66) | $1.45 | $0.54 | $1.99 |
| Call Return (*69) | $1.45 | $0.54 | $1.99 |
† All service and equipment rates listed are per month unless otherwise indicated and are subject to applicable franchise fees, taxes and deposits.
* Other Cox services are Cox Limited Basic Cable or Starter Cox High Speed Internet
^ Packages no longer available
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