If you're paying $173/mo for that internet and actual 'basic cable' - big 4 + pbs/shopping/church - you are being abused and should cancel immediately.
That sounds overpriced given any definition of basic cable I can think of.
That sounds overpriced given any definition of basic cable I can think of.
If they push, tell them a neighbor just signed up at a lower rate or similar, you'll get a big decrease of your bill pretty quickly.