▁Fox ▁and ▁others , ▁but ▁the ▁financial ▁details ▁of ▁these ▁de als ▁are ▁not ▁public . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁re trans mission ▁fe es , ▁distrib utors ▁like ▁Com cast ▁pay ▁substantial ▁fe es ▁for ▁re trans m itting ▁broadcast ▁television , ▁which ▁is ▁free ▁over ▁the ▁air ▁for ▁consum ers . ▁Com cast ▁has ▁inst ated ▁a ▁$ 1 . 5 0 ▁Broadcast ▁TV ▁F ee ▁to ▁cover ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁getting ▁permission ▁from ▁stations ▁to ▁re trans mit ▁the ▁free ▁stations , ▁item ized ▁separately ▁for ▁consum ers . ▁Com cast ' s ▁subs idi ary , ▁N BC Univers al , ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁broad c aster s ▁party ▁to ▁American ▁Broadcast ing ▁Cos . ▁v . ▁A ere o , ▁Inc ., ▁over ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁whether ▁A ere o ▁is ▁a ▁re trans mit ter ▁( which ▁would ▁require ▁it ▁to ▁pay ▁re trans mission ▁fe es ). ▁ ▁The ▁case ▁was ▁decided ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁broad c aster s ▁in ▁a ▁ 6 - 3 ▁decision . ▁ ▁Home ▁security ▁and ▁autom ation ▁Com cast ▁offers ▁a ▁home ▁security ▁and ▁home ▁autom ation ▁service ▁known ▁as ▁X fin ity ▁Home , ▁in ▁some ▁of ▁its ▁service ▁areas . ▁This ▁service ▁provides ▁resident ial ▁customers ▁a ▁monitor ed ▁burg lar ▁and ▁fire ▁alarm , ▁surve ill ance ▁cam eras , ▁and ▁home ▁autom ation . ▁ ▁Crit ics ▁of ▁their ▁technology