Mediacom Communications Company Letter on Programming Changees and Rate AdjustmentsCity of Dubuque
City Council Meeting
Consent Items # 10.
Copyrighted
December 6, 2021
ITEM TITLE: Mediacom Communications Company Letter on Programming Changes
and Rate Adjustments
SUMMARY: Correspondence from Lee Grassley, Senior Manager of Government
Relations for Mediacom Communications Company, informing the city of
programming changes and rate adjustments being implemented on or
about January 1, 2022.
SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Mediacom Correspondence
Type
Supporting Documentation
Mediacom
November 30, 2021
City Clerk Firntahl
City of Dubuque
50 W. 13th Street
Dubuque, Iowa 52001-4864
Dear Mr. Firntabl
RECEIVED
21 DEC -2 AM 11: 14
Citi Cier<s Office
Dubuque, IA
The purpose of this letter is to inform you that, on or about January 1, 2022, Mediacom will be
implementing the following programming changes and rate adjustments: 'The rates shown below
supersede any previous notifications.
Product:
Old Rate:
New Rate:
Net Change:
Local Broadcast Station
Surchar eZ
$20.37
$22.52
$2.15
Regional Sports Surcharge
$6.11
$6.60
$0.49
Local TV'
$26.95
$39.96
$13.01
Essential TV'
$66.95
$79.96
$13.01
Variety TV'
$84.62
$97.63
$13.01
Digital Gatewa 6
$4.00
$0.00
$4.00
Primary' Digital Adapter
$7.00
$0.00
$7.00
Primary Digital Receiver
$10.50
$0.00
$10.50
Primary HD DVR Receiver
$10.50
$0.00
$10.50)
Primary TiVo Receiver
$10.50
$0.00
$10.50
CableCARD
$1.99
$0.00
$1.99
Unreturned Digital
Adapter/Digital Receiver or
TiVo Box (Active
Customer)
$0.00
$6.00/mo.'
$6.00/mo.
Xtream Bronze
$179.98
$189.98
$10.00
Xtream Silver
$189.98
$199.98
$10.00
' Depending on the terms of each customer's promotional package, these rate changes may not impact a customer
until their current promotional package expires.
2 Mediacom bills monthly in advance. As a result, the increases for both the Local Broadcast Surcharge and
Regional Sports Surcharge are based on our best estimate of the cost increases our company will incur for broadcast
and regional sports programming. Mediacom will "true up" customer bills in a subsequent month if it turns out that
our estimate was too high or too low.
3 New rate for Local TV includes primary digital adapter, digital receiver, DVR or TIVO receiver.
4 New rate for Essential TV includes primary digital adapter, digital receiver, DVR or TIVO receiver.
5New rate for Variety TV includes primary digital adapter, digital receiver, DVR or TIVO receiver.
'Digital Gateway is now included with Local TV, Essential TV and Variety TV.
r In all cases, "primary" means first digital adapter receiver; all additional digital adapters or receivers will be charged
at standard rate.
5 Monthly charge per device until such equipment is returned to Mediacom.
Xtream Gold HBO
$209.98
$219.98
$10.00
Xtream Gold
Showtime/Starz-Encore
$209.98
$219.98
$10.00
Xtream Platinum
$229.98
$239.98
$10.00
TV Essentials 100 Triple
$169.98
$179.98
$10.00
Family 100 Triple
$179.98
$189.98
$10.00
Family 100 Triple HBO
$199.98
$209.98
$10.00
Family 100 Triple
Showtime/Starz-Encore
$199.98
$209.98
$10.00
Family 100 Triple Plus
$219.98
$229.98
$10.00
100 + Essential + Phone
$169.99
$179.99
$10.00
100+Variety +Phone
$194.49
$199.99
$5.50
The decision to make price adjustments is always a difficult one as we know when we raise prices,
we lose customers. However, the fees we pay to retransmit local broadcast stations like ABC,
CBS, FOX and NBC as well as regional and national sports networks continue to grow rapidly. In
addition, supply chain challenges and labor shortages experienced over the past year have resulted
in significant inflationary pressure across our business.
In addition to the above rate changes, Mediacom will also be making some programming
changes on or about December 31, 2021. Cheddar News will be launched on the Sports &
Information Digital Pak in most markets. Also, NBC Sports Network will be shutdown by NBC
Universal and, as a result, will no longer be available on the Variety TV tier. Most of the
programming previously available on NBC Sports will be transitioned to USA Network which
will continue to be carried on the Variety TV tier in most markets. Finally, ESPN Classic is
being discontinued by The Walt Disney Company, and will no longer be available on the Sports
& Information Digital Pak.
Mediacom appreciates the opportunity to continue to serve your community's
telecommunications needs. If you have any questions please contact me at
Igrassleynn,mediacomcc.com or call 319-395-9699 ext. 3461.
Sincerely,
Lee Grassley
Senior Manager, Government Relations