Comcast Business has raised prices every year since 2021. Sometimes it is the MRC. Sometimes it is a fee line. Sometimes both. The pattern is clear now, and you can plan around it.
Here is what to do before the next round hits.
The pattern
Look at any Comcast Business bill from the last five years. You will see three things move:
- The base rate creeps up at renewal.
- The Broadcast TV Surcharge climbs, even on internet-only accounts where it should not exist.
- New fee lines appear. Network Enhancement Fee. Regulatory Recovery Fee. These are not taxes.
None of these are set by the government. Comcast writes them. Comcast raises them.
The last big move happened in early 2026. The next one is coming. We do not know the exact date, but the timing since 2021 has been consistent: a fee bump in Q1, sometimes a second one in Q3.
Why 3-year terms matter
A 3-year term locks your MRC. It does not lock every fee, but it locks the big one.
Clients who signed 36-month deals with Comcast Business in late 2024 are paying the same base rate today that they paid then. Clients on month to month or 12-month deals have absorbed two rounds of increases.
The math is boring but real. A $650 MRC that goes up 4 percent a year costs you about $1,600 extra over three years. That is real money for a small office.
What to do right now
Check your contract end date. Not the auto-renewal date. The end date. Put it in your calendar 120 days out. That is your window.
Pull your last three bills. Compare the fee lines. If the Broadcast TV Surcharge or a Network Enhancement Fee has moved, note the amount and the month. You will use this in the next call.
Get a competing quote. Even if you plan to stay on Comcast. In most metro markets there is a fiber alternative. In Atlanta it might be Lumen. In Chicago it might be Crown Castle. In smaller markets it might be a regional ISP you have never heard of. The quote is the leverage. (You do not have to switch. You just have to be able to.)
Ask for a 36-month renewal, not 24. Comcast reps push 24-month terms because they know a hike is coming. A 36-month term costs them the next round of increases on your account. That is exactly why you want it.
The fee call
Some fees you can get removed with a phone call. Others you cannot. Here is the split.
Removable:
- Broadcast TV Surcharge on an internet-only account (this is a mistake about half the time)
- Static IP fees for IPs you are not using
- Wi-Fi Pro or equipment rental on gear you own
Not removable, but negotiable at renewal:
- The base MRC
- Bundled voice lines you do not use
- Overage charges on a plan that is too small
Do the removable ones now. Save the renewal fight for the 90 to 120 day window.
What we see on real bills
On a recent bill review for a 4-location retail client in Georgia, we found $312 a month in fees and services they were not using. Two static IPs from a project that ended in 2023. A voice line for a fax machine that was unplugged. A modem rental on gear the client had bought outright.
None of that showed up as a price hike. It showed up as a bill that had drifted for four years without anyone reading it.
The next Comcast increase is coming. Read your bill before it does.