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Senators Blast Comcast, Other Cable Firms For "Unfair Billing Practices" (arstechnica.com)

Posted by timothy on from the government-hates-competition dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Six Democratic US senators [Wednesday] criticized Comcast and other TV and broadband providers for charging erroneous fees, such as cable modem rental fees billed to customers who bought their own modems. The senators have written a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler asking the commission to 'stop unfair billing practices.'.....Last year, more than 30 percent of complaints to the FCC about Internet service and 38 percent of complaints about TV service were about billing...

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  1. Re:Bernie Sanders by LifesABeach · · Score: 1, Funny

    Poor A/C, how is Tea-Bagging Comcast working for you?

  2. Re:Bernie Sanders by Pseudonymous+Powers · · Score: 4, Funny

    BERNIE FOR PRESIDENT 2016

    "I'm With Stupid =>" #FeelTheBern

    Ah, a Trump fan. You are a moron.

    Productive and stimulating exchanges like this are why it's always a good idea to simplify debates on public policy into cartoonishly broad messages of support or antipathy towards particular politicians who might have little or no direct involvement in the issues at hand. This sort of thing really adds something to the discourse, and is always welcome.