Cable firms to FTC: We shouldn’t have to let users cancel service with a click — Customers may “misunderstand the consequences of canceling,” say lobbyists::Customers may “misunderstand the consequences of canceling,” cable lobby says.

  • Makeitstop@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Sending a notification that a renewal is coming up? Impossible, will cost a fortune.

    Sending mountains of junk mail offering bundles and limited time offers? Clearly much cheaper and easier.

    Also, think of the labor costs, retraining the call center staff to not spend hours trying to talk people out of canceling and instead just having them hit a button. Why, that’s got to force a price hike.

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      8 months ago

      Our profit margins are hurting due to young people not wanting to work and not fully understanding the gift, the boon, the euphoria of owning a TV and paying for services you don’t use. This has nothing to do with our prices, lack of customer service, or our programming being flooded with repetitive drivel.