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Are Your Cable Bills Too High?

A Supreme Court ruling will slow a class-action lawsuit between Comcast and its Philadelphia-area subscribers.

Greater Philadelphia residents who think their Comcast cable bills are too high were dealt some bad news, courtesy of the highest court in the land.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a class action lawsuit between Comcast and its Philadelphia-area subscribers was presented in error, saying that the customer’s model for receiving damages wasn’t correct, according to Fox Business.

The court’s ruling will slow a suit that has been in the works since 2003, when area subscribers claimed that cable bills are too high due to the communication company’s prominence in the area.

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According to court documents, the Philadelphia “cluster” of Comcast services includes 16 counties in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

“Comcast subscribers in the Philadelphia [area say] say they are harmed because Comcast’s strategy lessens competition and leads to supra-competitive prices,” the court said in its ruling Wednesday, laying out the motivation for the class-action suit.

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The court’s full ruling can be viewed here.

According to its website, Comcast is currently offering cable packages priced at $30 per month for 12 months, $40 per month for six months and $50 per month for six months for new customers.

Are your cable bills too high? Do you think Comcast has too firm a grip on the communications services for the Greater Philadelphia Area? Are alternative services like Verizon Fios an option for you? Tell us in the comments.


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