... fined $800,000 ... that was 3 years ago. And haven't been bad since? May 4 2015, Comcast reported quarterly net profit of $3.183 Billion US Dollars. They can be fined same amount 3,980 rimes
Suggestions for Government: Enforce Sherman Antitrust Act as they are they are a monopoly in markets servicing their customers. - Note disambiguation between claimed provided service & satisfied customers
Abusive monopolist & monopsonist (?) practices.
Classify them as a public utility since they offer telephone service
Use the FCC, FTC & Attorney Generals.
Address money circle - consumers pay Comcast, in turn pay lobbyist who persuade lawmakers, that were elected to represent best interest of by the same people who pay Comcast. Local municipalities don't care as long being paid franchise fees & free services.
Triple hit as cable, broadband & phone are utilized on the same equipment.
Fine for the excrement spewed from the mouth David Cohen to politicians & consumers as misleading, inaccurate and/or untrue statements
What they offer in commercials and actually provide & charge are two distinctly different things. False advertising (as Cohen above) - acceptable service, rates (change when & as much as they deem without prior notification), unachievable download & upload speeds, and imaginary charges & hidden fees
Prostitution since I’m paying them to screw me; & I wasn’t even kissed first Sorry, attempted humor
Invasion of Privacy for data collection? It's acceptable if it's hidden or buried in being serviced agreement?
As synergies are a theory found often in speech but rarely in practice, arguing that one and one together equals three. Used attempting to convince people when acquiring other companies. Dis-synergies (thanks Meg Whitman) could be realized, Comcast is not considered "Too Big to Fail" - break it up: cable TV, broadband, telephone, business services, advertising, security, customer (lack of) service - could be outsourced, equipment rental & infrastructure leasing, and NBC Universal,
Tell politicians won't re-elect due to their lack of action. If not their place to do something, then elevate & pressure those people. They were elected to represent and act on behalf of their constituents and not do as they wish or how lobbyists influence them.
Get shareholders involved by fining crap out them. Shareholders don't care as long as they’re making money. Start taking their money away (quarterly dividend) and they'll begin applying pressure to Board of Directors who will force management that might loose their jobs.
Money talks & bullshit walks
Apologize for my long-winded loudmouthed opinions Don't understand how allowed to continue operating as being the lowest rated company in the lowest rated industry for consecutive years Yet have such control over service & rates/fees without government oversight, regulation & intervention.
Disclosure - I haven't worked for Comcast nor done business with them. Haven't been a stockholder. Displeased with governments & politicians lack of action. Also not a satisfied customer.
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Comcast, legislators, customers - it's a money game
May 4 2015, Comcast reported quarterly net profit of $3.183 Billion US Dollars.
They can be fined same amount 3,980 rimes
Suggestions for Government:
Enforce Sherman Antitrust Act as they are they are a monopoly in markets servicing their customers. - Note disambiguation between claimed provided service & satisfied customers
Abusive monopolist & monopsonist (?) practices.
Classify them as a public utility since they offer telephone service
Use the FCC, FTC & Attorney Generals.
Address money circle - consumers pay Comcast, in turn pay lobbyist who persuade lawmakers, that were elected to represent best interest of by the same people who pay Comcast.
Local municipalities don't care as long being paid franchise fees & free services.
Triple hit as cable, broadband & phone are utilized on the same equipment.
Fine for the excrement spewed from the mouth David Cohen to politicians & consumers as misleading, inaccurate and/or untrue statements
What they offer in commercials and actually provide & charge are two distinctly different things.
False advertising (as Cohen above) - acceptable service, rates (change when & as much as they deem without prior notification), unachievable download & upload speeds, and imaginary charges & hidden fees
Prostitution since I’m paying them to screw me; & I wasn’t even kissed first
Sorry, attempted humor
Invasion of Privacy for data collection? It's acceptable if it's hidden or buried in being serviced agreement?
As synergies are a theory found often in speech but rarely in practice, arguing that one and one together equals three. Used attempting to convince people when acquiring other companies. Dis-synergies (thanks Meg Whitman) could be realized,
Comcast is not considered "Too Big to Fail" - break it up: cable TV, broadband, telephone, business services, advertising, security, customer (lack of) service - could be outsourced, equipment rental & infrastructure leasing, and NBC Universal,
Tell politicians won't re-elect due to their lack of action. If not their place to do something, then elevate & pressure those people. They were elected to represent and act on behalf of their constituents and not do as they wish or how lobbyists influence them.
Get shareholders involved by fining crap out them. Shareholders don't care as long as they’re making money. Start taking their money away (quarterly dividend) and they'll begin applying pressure to Board of Directors who will force management that might loose their jobs.
Money talks & bullshit walks
Apologize for my long-winded loudmouthed opinions
Don't understand how allowed to continue operating as being the lowest rated company in the lowest rated industry for consecutive years Yet have such control over service & rates/fees without government oversight, regulation & intervention.
Disclosure - I haven't worked for Comcast nor done business with them. Haven't been a stockholder. Displeased with governments & politicians lack of action. Also not a satisfied customer.
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