Time Warner Cable is raising its Internet and TV rates for customers in New York state after getting approval from state regulators for its $55 billion merger with Charter Communications.

Charter, which will get Time Warner Cable’s 2.6 million New York customers in the deal, is known for its low-price, high speed Internet and uncomplicated menu of offerings.

Time Warner Cable has several hundred thousand customers in the Capital Region.

Time Warner Cable, has a much more diversified list of offerings, and in a letter to customers recently, the company said it was hiking monthly rates for several of its Internet and TV products, as well as the cost of its set-top boxes and modems.

“Changes in your bill are mainly driven by the increase we must pay to deliver your favorite channels,” Time Warner Cable wrote in a letter that outlined the increases.

Time Warner’s standard TV package will increase from $76.99 a month to $78.99 a month.

The TWC Sports Pass, a premium sports tier that is added on, is rising from $8.99 a month to $10 a month.

There are also new prices for the company’s basic and standard Internet services, which will now be $49.99 a month and $59.99 a month, a $2 per month increase for both.

The cost of a Digital HD, DVR or HD DVR set top box and remote is rising from $6.98 a month to $8.50 a month.