From the Republic:

Many of the company’s most-popular cable plans, cable tiers of service and cable-bundled plans are affected. Cox executives attributed the increase to rising costs for programming.

Customers who subscribe to its Expanded Service, Cox’s most popular, with more than 100 channels, will see the price go from $26 to $31 a month.

Cox could save $5 a month just by stopping sending me four mail solicitations a week. The company is privately held, so you don’t know how much money it’s making.

FWIW, while it raises rates as well, DirecTV has better programming and better service, if you have the opportunity to use a satellite dish where you live.