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US might finally force cable-TV firms to advertise their actual prices - Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)

submitted 1 year ago by aranym@lemmy.name to c/technology

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As Biden noted, the FCC "proposed a new rule that would require cable and satellite TV providers to give consumers the all-in price for the service they're offering up front." The proposed rule would force companies like Comcast, Charter Spectrum, and DirecTV to publish more accurate prices.

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[–] SirNuke@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

While I would also pump the brakes a bit on any particular effort, the Biden administration is pushing back against the dominate thinking of "antitrust bad" that emerged in the 70s. I believe he's made a lot of appointments reflecting that, which hasn't happened since the Carter administration.

What kicked off that shift? Robert Bork's 1978 book The Antitrust Paradox, which is yes that Robert Bork. I honestly think people could use more knowledge about the sausage is made when it comes to government.

[–] buckykat@lemmy.fmhy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Borked again smdh