Cablevision and a seasonal shore house

Dear State Regualtor: Cablevision is the cable tv provider for my shore house. Lest you think I’m rich, it’s a family bugalow. Before Cablevision, the cable company recognized that we were a mostly seasonal community. Now, Cablevision is “milking” us as if we were year round. Before we’d buy a seasonal subscription and there was never a hassel. It would magically go on April 1st and shut off on October 1st. And everyone was happy. Now nothing in the infrastructure has changed. But, Cablevision wants a us to pay $16 per month in the winter and ~$50 in the summer. If we don’t they’ll disconnect us in the fall and reconnect in the summer. BUT, we have to pay them a diconnect fee, a reconnect fee, be there when we reconnect, and go thru all these hassels. Not counting our time, guess what? The $16/month for the six months works out to just about the sames as the winter rate. So, I think we are being played for fools. If there was a cost effective alternative, then I’d tke it. So here we have a state sanctioned monopoly gouging the customers. Now may right now I can’t do anything. And, maybe right now you can do anything. But, Cablevision should have no doubt that there will come a day when the situation will change. Perhaps you can help them understand, then need a better business model. fjr

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