The PUC no longer regulates (and hasn't for a few decades) internet rates. I *think* the PUC still has some regulatory authority over landline copper telephone lines, but that's about it as far as telecommunication regulation.
On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 6:45 PM, Rich Shepard <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, 12 Sep 2018, Tomas Kuchta wrote: > > I was Comcast customer - the initial rate only lasted until the renewal - >> then they increased my rate 2-3x without any notice or warning. So, I >> ended out of pocket by significant amount. >> >> I was unable to negotiate nor to get out of the contract in any reasonable >> ways. It was very upsetting experience. The company was behaving >> unethically with anger and retaliated with cutting my internet connection >> in the middle of the billing term. >> >> I ended up with CenturyLink for about the same intro rate. I expect the >> same headache at the end of CL contract term. >> >> I cannot recommend Comcast, especially on price and customer behavior. >> Their service was otherwise fine while it lasted. Horrible company. >> > > Tomas, > > I told the two Comcasters that I was quite happy with Frontier and all > they said in response was how much lower their price was for faster > download > speeds. I told them that 1) I don't need faster speeds as I go to another > virtual workspace and do something else when downloading large data files > and 2) I've been with Verizon/Frontier long enough to know they don't raise > their rates unless they do so for everyone in their monopoly area and get > the PUC to agree to the rate increase. > > The lack of hassle and continuity for my business is worth the extra > monthly price. > > Rich > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
