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FCC - NewsBytes - 10/11 Comcast $2.3M Fines
Category: Technology
Duration: 00:05:12
Publish Date: 2016-10-11 02:00:00
Description: The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau today announced that Comcast will pay a $2.3 million fine to resolve an investigation where the company wrongfully charged cable TV customers for services and equipment never authorized. The Communications Act and the FCC’s rules prohibit a cable provider from charging its subscribers for services or equipment they did not affirmatively request, a practice known as “negative option billing.” The Communications Act and the FCC’s rules prohibit a similar practice by telecommunications carriers known as “cramming.
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