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DirecTV to raise NFL Sunday Ticket prices, angering fans

A camera man films the Atlanta Falcons in warm up before playing against the Houston Texans Aug. 16, 2014 in Houston, Texas.

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A camera man films the Atlanta Falcons in warm up before playing against the Houston Texans Aug. 16, 2014 in Houston, Texas.
By Juliakate E Culpepper
Feb 21, 2018

DirecTV will increase the price of their NFL Sunday Ticket package by about 4 percent for the 2018 season, it was announced Tuesday.

The news comes after DirecTV increased the price of NFL Sunday Ticket basic package last year by 9.3 percent and the larger package by 5 percent.

The basic package for 2018 will be priced at $293.94, increasing from $281.94 last year, according to the DirecTV website. The larger package that includes the Red Zone Channel costs $395.94, up 4.5 percent from 2017, according to USA TODAY.

Here’s what NFL fans had to say about the increase:

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