California Bill AB 2867 Proposed To Allow You To Cancel Comcast With 'Click Of The Mouse' (techcrunch.com)

An anonymous reader writes: Los Angeles Assemblyman Mike Gatto has introduced a bill that would allow Californians to cancel their internet or cable services online with 'one click.' The bill reads, ''AB 2867 allows Californians to conveniently unsubscribe from a service with a simple click of the mouse,' said Assemblyman Gatto. 'It just makes sense, that if you are able to sign-up for a service online, you should also be able to cancel it the same way.' Rapid advancements in technology grant consumers a wide variety of cable, internet and phone service products from which they may choose, and while companies make it simple to buy or upgrade services, a cancellation request is usually a prolonged ordeal where customers are sometimes pressured into extending their contracts. AB 2867 provides a convenient and consumer-friendly option for Californians to remove unwanted services without a long phone call.' Bill AB 2867 would in theory spare you from an 18-minute call with a Comcast representative in regard to cancelling your service.

Comments

Move to Uzbkeistan

[starkadder]

Last time I had to cancel, I told them it was because I was moving to Singapore. I even got congratulated for having such a cool life, and was wished the best of luck!

If only software could be regulated this way

[Anonymous Coward]

Imagine "one click" acccess to
Linux distros without systemD
Firefox without pocket
WIndows 10 without telemetry.

One click access to all of this without the long hacks you need to resort to now.

Re:theres an easer way of course.

[rahvin112]

It's far easier to just call them say cancel then when the retention folks get on the line tell them you are moving. When they ask where, tell them the state prison, that you are serving a 20 year sentence for assaulting the local phone company rep that wouldn't cancel your account after you asked politely.