Comcast blasted for seeking “loopholes” in rule requiring disclosure of all fees.

  • xavier666
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    1 year ago

    Many companies, specially telcos, have a complex scheme of paid plans to confuse the users so that they become fed up and say “ok, so how much do I have to pay”. This is their exact objective.

    My local ISP (not a part of some huge elite ISP) is similar to yours. Pay X and you get unlimited internet for a month at Y Mbps uplink/downlink. Somehow it’s too complex for Comcast.

    • Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech
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      1 year ago

      Completely with you. They want to hide the true price for them to confuse them into paying whatever is on their bill. When really all of those “fees” could just be wrapped up in their base price, they just want to be able to advertise for cheaper

    • GreyBeard@lemmy.one
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      1 year ago

      Heck, my ISP, which is a huge elite ISP, has a simple number too. You know why? There is competition in this market. I pay $80 a month for 1000/1000 fiber. That includes free HBO Max. Not as good as Sonic, but it’s a simple number.