By MICHAEL CRIMMINS
Glasgow News 1
People will still be able to get cable television from the Glasgow Electric Plant Board for the foreseeable future.
Glasgow Electric Plant Board Superintendent Dave Puskala told Glasgow News 1 on Jan. 15 that there has been “no real discussion” among the board members revolving around stopping its cable television service.
“As far as us getting out of cable, there’s been no decision made,” Puskala said. “It hasn’t even been a serious conversation.”
“In spite of programmers seeming to want to force us out and equipment becoming harder and harder to come by — both end-user equipment and the equipment we need to operate our system — we’re staying in the [cable] business right now,” he added.
Puskala said that due to programming costs, cable television prices usually increase $10-$12 a year and that has caused customers to see a related increase in their bills.
“For reasons that aren’t clear to me [Dish Network, Youtube TV and Hulu TV] are all able to get better pricing on the same type of packages,” Puskala said. “So for the same exact package our cost is higher than for [others].”
One ideal scenario, Puskala said, would be for a customer to get cable television through American Cable — a Dish premier retailer — while also purchasing their internet through the plant board. American Cable recently celebrated its one-year anniversary with the Glasgow Electric Plant Board in December 2024.
The plant board has roughly 2,000 cable customers, which has “decreased a lot” compared to cable customers in previous years, Puskala said. The plant board has approximately 7,600 meters in the city limits.
If the plant board was to discontinue cable service, customers would get at least 6 months notice, said Puskala and Aaron Russell, communications director for the plant board.
“As the municipal utility we’re looking to do the best we can for customers,” Puskala said.
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