Northland Cable has the monopoly on cable in town and they definately know it. Before satellite became a big contender it was difficult to get them to come out and do any repairs should you have a problem. Now that there are other options besides cable they are a bit better, but not much.
Recently I called about ordering fast access internet and the employee told me that it was $24.05 which is a good price - but because I was not a cable subscriber they were going to charge me an extra $10 per month! Talk about a racket! I told them maybe the phone company would offer me a better deal - and they did.
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