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From: andrew@hammer.UUCP (Andrew Klossner)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Cable Television
Message-ID: <1747@hammer.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 14-Jan-86 13:58:17 EST
Article-I.D.: hammer.1747
Posted: Tue Jan 14 13:58:17 1986
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Organization: Tektronix, Wilsonville OR
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	"Most cable companies are jerks. In my town (SToneham MA), I
	moved into a house that had cable and was live at that point.
	The subscription by the previous owner ran out and the cable
	company zoomed up the street and turned off the feed without
	even calling me. Now, were I to desire cable TV, (which I dont
	thank goodness) I would have to pay a connection fee. What a
	ripoff."

How could they call you?  They don't know who you are and can't look up
your phone number.

The onus was on you to contact the cable company immediately if you
wanted cable, and arrange to have the billing put in your name.  This
is no different from the way that other utilities work.

  -=- Andrew Klossner   (decvax!tektronix!tekecs!andrew)       [UUCP]
                        (tekecs!andrew.tektronix@csnet-relay)  [ARPA]