Qwest-MSN Subscription Switching: Unfair?

WallytheWalrus writes: "According to this article from today's Minneapolis Star-Tribune, the Minnesota State Commerce Department is investigating the fairness of Qwest DSL subscribers being switched over to MSN (as a part of the two companies' new "friendly strategic alliance"). A group of DSL service competitors have alledged that it's unfair that Qwest subscribers aren't being told of other ISPs available, and that if they do switch to MSN, switching out is overly complex and expensive. Can you smell the legal precdent abrew?"

Comments

Unfair?

[ImaLamer]

How about illegal.

Just as an AC posted about two mins ago, it's like 'slamming'.

If my local bell switched my phone service over to another company, and then signed some sort of contract on my behalf....

...sounds very illegal to me.

Re:That's Not All...

[donutello]

What a load of crap. Qwest sucks pure and simple. The problem at hand has nothing to do with Microsoft. Far be it from the average Slashdot reader to be able to distinguish it, though so I won't bother to explain.