Comcast raises rates; competitors prices go up as well

Many of metro Atlanta Comcast customers started off the year with higher cable bills as the nation’s top cable provider raised rates for most of its TV packages. But frustrated customers may find little options elsewhere as competitors such as DirecTV and AT&T’s U-verse are bumping up their prices as well. Most of Comcast's packages, including the ones for basic services, digital cable and ones bundled with Internet, rose between 4 and 6 percent. DirecTV's rates also rose an average 4 percent, and U-verse's packages increased between 10 and nearly 30 percent.