[HN Gopher] FCC votes to ban termination fees for cable and sate...
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       FCC votes to ban termination fees for cable and satellite services
        
       Author : DocFeind
       Score  : 95 points
       Date   : 2023-12-14 16:16 UTC (6 hours ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (www.cnbc.com)
        
       | teeray wrote:
       | Unfortunately, they will probably respond by raising rates to
       | cover lost revenue from early termination fees and the loss of
       | lock-in. This is arguably better though, since there is up-front
       | pricing.
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       | EDIT: Perhaps the only situation where it isn't is where they are
       | the only game in town and you intend to ride out the whole
       | contract.
        
         | sonicanatidae wrote:
         | He said "probably".. rofl..
         | 
         | edit: I stand by it. I have fucking decades of history behind
         | my statement so just enjoy being wholly inaccurate!
        
           | onlyrealcuzzo wrote:
           | They're going to raise rates no matter what.
           | 
           | It's difficult to know how much this will impact what they
           | raise rates by.
        
         | ulucs wrote:
         | The economics doesn't fully allow for that, due to both
         | visibility and time preferences
        
         | gorkish wrote:
         | > Perhaps the only situation where it isn't is where they are
         | the only game in town and you intend to ride out the whole
         | contract.
         | 
         | They should use loyalty discounts then, or any other system
         | where the business incentives align with the customer
         | incentives. ETF's are the exact opposite of that.
        
         | sbininit wrote:
         | Some ISPs make it really hard to know what the 'up-front' price
         | is after all the bs fees and taxes that get added
        
         | watwut wrote:
         | Not necessarily and not straightforwardly. At least
         | theoretically, the monthly fees are already at the maximum they
         | an extract. Making them higher means less customers and that
         | trade off did not changed.
         | 
         | Companies are not trying to earn enough to cover expenses. They
         | are trying to earn maximum possible.
        
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