Astound Broadband Rate Increase

Astound Broadband increasing some rates September 2022

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Excerpt from Astound Broadband letter informing residents of several rate increases coming:

Below please find a summary of rate adjustments for specific fees and/or costs:

  • Limited Basic TV tier will increase by $4.15. This fee applies to all TV packages to help offset the costs of programming content and delivery of the local and regional broadcast television signals. 
  • The Signature TV tier will increase by $7.97. This fee helps offset the costs of programming and delivery of sports & entertainment networks such as Discovery/Scripps, Comcast/NBC Universal, Turner, ABC/Disney/ESPN/Fox and others. 
  • Additional TV tiers such as Premiere Sports; Premiere News and Entertainment; Premiere Children and Family; and Premiere Movies and Entertainment will increase by $3.00 each.  This is to help offset the costs of programming and delivery of these networks.
  • The Broadcast TV Surcharge will increase by $5.00. This fee applies to all TV packages to help offset the costs of programming content and delivery of the local and regional broadcast television signals. 
  • The Sports Surcharge will increase by 3.50. This fee applies to all cable packages with Signature TV or higher to help offset the delivery and cost of programming associated with professional, collegiate, and amateur games as well as other sports content. 
  • The Entertainment Networks Surcharge will increase by $3.50. It helps offset the costs of programming and delivery of entertainment networks such as Discovery/Scripps, Comcast/NBC Universal, Turner, ABC/Disney/ESPN/Fox and others.  This fee applies to Astound Broadband cable packages with Signature TV or higher.
  • The Local Broadcast tier of service will increase by $5.00. This fee is to help maintain the access and transport of cable and broadcast channels across our network 
  • The HD Expanded Tier will increase by $1.00.  This is to help offset the costs of programming and delivery of these networks.
  • Premium channels such as HBO, Cinemax, Showtime/TMC, and/or Starz will increase by $1.00 each to help offset increased costs associated with programming and delivery of these networks. 
  • TV equipment will increase by $6.00. 
  • Modems and/or routers used for Internet service will increase by $1.00. 
  • Whole-home WiFi will increase by $2.00. 
  • Enhanced Whole Business WiFi will increase by $2.00.
  • The Network Access and Maintenance Fee will increase by $2.80. This fee helps defray costs associated with building and maintaining our fiber rich broadband network, as well as the costs of expanding network capacity to support the continued increase in customers’ average broadband consumption. 
  • Telephone service will increase by $2.00/month.
  • Payment made by Agent will increase by $3.00/ Payment made by IVR or SMS will be $2.95/ Payment made by web will be $1.00. 


Please visit www.astound.com/ratefaqs for additional information, or download the original letter as a pdf file here: More Information - PDF