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major marco
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Re: Free Press lives in some fantasy world

said by openbox9:

Regulations are already in place to prevent/correct false advertising and protect the consumer.
Yes, some State laws of select States address fraud perpetrated upon consumers, however those laws are only as good as the AG who has the inclination to enforce them.

Case in point: California has both a vigilant AG, as well as a Dept of Consumer Affairs, to protect consumers from questionable business practices, but what about elsewhere. A State like Floriduh has very little consumer protection laws. In those cases, federal law kicks in where State law is silent, and, the federal arm responsible for enforcing that protection is the FTC which, in the past 8 yrs, has been about as useful as tits on a bull.
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openbox9

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FWIW, I'm a happy Floridian consumer so Florida's consumer protection laws must not be too bad.



major marco
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said by openbox9:

FWIW, I'm a happy Floridian consumer so Florida's consumer protection laws must not be too bad.
Well gee, I wasn't aware that you spoke for the entire State.

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You attempted to do so for two states.



espaeth
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said by major marco:

A State like Floriduh has very little consumer protection laws.
Ironic that would be your example, since it is action brought by the Florida Attorney General that got Comcast to disclose the 250GB caps.

»Comcast Pays Florida $150K For Misleading Consumers


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Re: Free Press lives in some fantasy world

I see a lot of complaints coming from the eastern side of Florida (mostly speed and latency).

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