Time Warner Cable implements $3.95 monthly cable modem fee

December 05, 2012

Time Warner Cable subscribers might notice that their Internet bills are about $4 more expensive this month, thanks to a new modem rental fee. Time Warner now charges $3.95 per month to rent cable modems, which the company had included at no extra charge in the past. This charge is for the modem itself, not to be confused with the optional fee for renting a wireless router. Although Time Warner announced the plan to charge for modems in October, in many markets the new charge took hold in November, which means customers are just starting to notice that their bills are $4 heavier. (I just looked at my bill in Cincinnati, and sure enough, the new charge appears on my latest statement.) A story in The Daily Tar Heel does a good job of summing up the outrage on the University of North Carolina campus, where students are already strapped for cash: “That’s almost $48 a year, which is essentially two bar tabs,” UNC junior David Wilkinson told the paper. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2018585/time-warner-cable-implements-3-95-monthly-cable-modem-fee.html