$8 rate increase

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This is a public forum of other customers, not official DIRECTV support. Unfortunately, the pay-TV industry these days is subject to constant inflation rates on programming to carry specific TV networks from broadcast companies, such as Disney, for example. Therefore, in order for DIRECTV to align with current costs, they pass monthly rates onto the customer.

Whether you’ve noticed or not, DIRECTV has had a yearly rate increase for the past several years, so this definitely isn’t an unexpected occurrence. 

Hello @lezebra. We understand your frustration with Disney Channel blackouts and rate hikes. Rising content costs mean we must adjust prices, but we're committed to keeping them as low as possible. Please visit TVPromise.com for more information. Kharl, DIRECTV Community Specialist

I understand that this is not Directv official support.  They do not offer any way to contact them with such input.  Clearly, no service providers are interested in being in contact with their paying customers unless they are trying to get paid. 

My issue is NOT the rate increase, so much as the timing of the increase notification.  I am 79 years old and I spend a lot of time being entertained by streaming broadcasts.  I also pay a pretty penny for it, as you all do.  As an avid tennis fan, you can imagine my frustration when that contract outage notification appeared on my screen instead of the quarterfinals of the tournament.  

While rate increases have become annual, and since my income does not increase anywhere or ever, my anger is ever growing.  I can't reach human beings, I can't chat online and I can't vent my frustration.  If any of you are elderly like myself, you are likely to understand.

Sure they do, you call them.   All content providers love it when their contracts expire near major sporting events so they can use it to anger the TV providers customers to make them cave and then have to raise their rate  even more.

No need to be snide.  I'm apologize for not understanding and bothering you.  I will go elsewhere.