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I just want to point out that while it might be true there are some local fees included that are hyper local and hard to disclose. Where I live Comcast and othe
by daft_pink 3y ago
I just want to point out that while it might be true there are some local fees included that are hyper local and hard to disclose. Where I live Comcast and other providers advertise fake low rates, and then tack on multiple surcharges and cost recovery fees that they refuse to disclose, should be considered false advertising, and make it impossible to compare between the different relevant services, because the fees represent more than 20% of your bill.
- tptacek 3y agoNCTA isn't complaining about anything but the pass-through fees.
- whatwhaaaaat 3y agoYes but if you label all the pass-through fees then everything else is a non pass through fee right?
- tptacek 3y agoI don't understand your question, sorry.
- whatwhaaaaat 3y agoYou have fees. Some are government and some are actually just cost of getting the service - modem rental fee or bring your own modem fee. The pass through government fees get labeled as such (small township build rights fee). The other non government fees that are really just the price of the service are now clear because the government fees are labeled.
- paledot 3y agoMy understanding is that under the new rule all fees must be labelled, both real and made-up.
- babypuncher 3y agoThis is a problem they created for themselves. They engaged in sleazy, shitty business practices that made everybody hate them. We pass laws to make these practices harder and they find clever workarounds and loopholes to keep doing it. So now the FCC is passing a regulation that will be impossible for them to weasel out of. Comcast has nobody to blame but themselves. And personally, the more miserable it makes Comcast, the happier it makes me. These companies can't spend literal decades operating in bad faith then act surprised when voters and regulators say "enough is enough" and stop taking anything they say seriously.