DeRuyter (WSYR-TV) – NewsChannel 9 viewer Sharon Dwyer lives in DeRuyter in Madison County and she wants to know why she recently noticed a slight increase on her cable bill.
According to Time Warner Cable, DeRuyter recently passed a 5-percent franchise fee increase that went into effect on March 1.
The cable company is being charged a percentage of its revenue in exchange for rights to deliver cable services to a community.
While the municipality makes a little extra money from the fee, the cable company passes that charge on to its customers. That is why Sharon’s bill cost a bit more this month.
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