To inform customers of the costs associated with the delivery of broadcast televisions, “a broadcast surcharge will be listed on the monthly bill under monthly services,” Cox said.

“This is not a rate increase,” Weiss said. “The broadcast surcharge will not change the total amount on the bill for existing customers. The bills now will simply include a Broadcast Surcharge line item to keep customers better informed of the costs associated with the delivery of broadcast television. ... This line item will just reflect a portion of the costs associated with the delivery of broadcast television to customers.”

Weiss said Cox also has invested heavily developing “an array of new enhancements with our video services, as well as faster Internet speeds.”

Only the landline portion of the company’s bill is regulated and subject to public hearings if a rate increase is proposed. Cox is lowering the cost of its limited basic telephone service by a penny to $9.99 from $10.

Prices for Pay TV packages have been rising at an annual rate of two to three times the consumer price index since 1995, according to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.