If you don't like the way the company treats you as a (potential) customer, then don't subscribe to their service. This isn't like AT&T. For one thing, cable

If you don't like the way the company treats you as a (potential) customer, then don't subscribe to their service. This isn't like AT&T. For one thing, cable television is a luxury service, not a necessity for modern life like telecommunications (telephones back in AT&T/Ma Bell's days, cellular + internet these days). Secondly, the regulatory environment back then was rather different. These days, the government doesn't really believe in strong regulation, and we've elected a new administration and Congress who greatly oppose regulation, even more than the previous ones. So again, if you don't like it, you don't have to buy it. And if you're mad that the government isn't reining in a monopoly, you can blame your fellow voters for that.