Comment on Cable lobby and Republicans fight proposed ban on early termination fees / Customers should be allowed to cancel cable TV without penalty, Democrats say

• Furbag@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  We’re obviously talking about consumer contract law here, so the point of business relationships falling apart is moot.

  If cable companies could prove to me that them pressing a button to cancel my service merits the exorbitant cancellation fees that they charge, then maybe I’d change my opinion.

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  • SCB@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I mean that’s why I said this

    Rather, this is an issue of consumer protection, and consumer rights should generally be given preferential treatment over contracts for the same reasons unions exist - it levels the playing field between entities of far differing power and means.

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  • aStonedSanta@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    They usually can. Installing the wiring to your home and paying the wages of the installers is not cheap. It takes time for that initial cost to be recouped by a company.

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• dragonflyteaparty@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Why do these companies need a contract?

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  • SCB@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Are you asking why contracts in general are important?

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