And the saga begins.
Recently we contacted cox cable regarding the prices we were paying for basic cable. We asked them why we were still paying the same amount while they were removing channels that were in our basic package which I feel is a breech of contract.
They had no answer except that we could upgrade and get a package that would include all the channels we were suppose to have and more. That did not sit well with me, so I filed a complaint with the FCC and it looks like we were not the only individuals filing complaints. I have to say I am thrilled to see that cox cable is just one of many crooked cable companies that is under investigation. I hope they get it stuck to them and have to rebate some money to us and others they are ripping off.
We have been looking into other options and it won't be long before we tell them to hit the road.
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(AP) The Federal Communications Commission has opened an investigation into the pricing policies of major cable operators and Verizon Communications Inc.
The agency wants to ensure the companies' customers are getting treated fairly, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin in an interview with The Associated Press.
"I'm certainly concerned with the increasing cable prices that consumers are facing," Martin said. "They are getting less and being charged the same or more."
The FCC wrote on Oct. 30 to cable operators including Comcast Corp., Time Warner Cable Inc., Cox Communications Inc., Charter Communications Inc., Cablevision Systems Corp., Bright House Networks, Suddenlink Communications, Bend Cable Communications, GCI Company, Harron Entertainment and RCN Corp.
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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/...n4571260.shtml