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FCC finally bans cable industry’s “hidden fee” scam | Big Cable is not happy about it either
The Federal Communications Commission approved the new rules on March 14 but didn't release the final draft until Tuesday. The regulations primarily aim to disclose broadcast and...
Many cable companies, particularly Comcast, do not absorb these fees but rather tack them onto customers' bills solely to advertise a lower service price. Big Cable is unsurprisingly furious with the rules, saying the Commission is guilty of "micromanagement" and that the regulations will make advertising more burdensome and "confusing." Of course, blaming the FCC for the cable industry's inability to produce honest, transparent, and simple-to-read ad copy is nothing more than weak posturing to excuse bad behavior.
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