Comcast's New 'Broadcast TV Fee' Arrives This Week → Should be illegal!

This should flat out not be legal.

What's the point of advertisement and any sort of protection if our government keeps allowing below the line things so long as they add the word "fee" to the end.

Using raising retransmission hikes as an excuse tells you right off the bat that it's for transmission fees which are built into the base rate already.

We mine as well have no sort of false advertisement protection etc. as consumers.

I find it shocking that this hasn't made it up the court chains yet.

I mean come on, define what "Broadcast TV Fee" is vs. what you had/provided last year? Just a way to recover more money? So you are raising your rates? Well raise the dang rates then don't beat around the bush.

To me when I see a cable price advertised it should include ALL fee's and required equipment and only taxes or optional equipment be allowed to be left out. Taxes because they vary and optional well because it's optional. But with Comcast going all encrypted (in my area already long been done) a box is REQUIRED to have service so your rates should reflect all that is required.