New Directv Pricing

[Gregg Lengling]

Directv has changed their pricing effective 03/17/2003...they have increased the pricing of the packages by about 3 dollars...however if you get the local channel package you are now only paying a $2.00 premium....I guess this is what the free local channels for the last 3 months was about.  Here's most of the pricing:

Total Choice Premier with local channels     $87.99
Total Choice Premier                                    $85.99
Total Choice Plus with local channels           $39.99
Total Choice Plus                                          $37.99
Total Choice with local channels                   $38.99
Total Choice                                                  $33.99

Premiums....First $12, Second $11, Third $10
Fourth $8, Fifth $7

I think for $2 bucks a lot of people will keep the locals....I think that's what they are hoping for.