Dish Network will increase most monthly fees for its packages...
Dish Network will increase most monthly fees for its packages by at least $5 effective Jan. 17, seeking to recoup “significant increases” in programming costs, a company spokesman said. Its first increase since 2010 will boost the monthly fee for…
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the America’s Everything package by $15 to $119, the company said. The monthly fee for other packages will increase $5, including America’s Top 120, which jumps to $49.99, while America’s Top 200 and the Welcome Pack move to $64.99 and $19.99. The monthly equipment rental fees for the Hopper and ViP 922 satellite receiver/DVRs will remain at $10, but those for other ViP products will rise to $7 from $6, a Dish spokesman said. Meanwhile, Dish is offering $1 billion in 10-year bonds through subsidiary Dish DBS Corp., to be used for general corporate purposes including spectrum deals, Dish said. Dish last sold debt in September, issuing $2 billion of bonds at 5.87 percent for 10 years, according to a Dish SEC filing.