BrainWorms

1830 readers

1 users here now

Hey, welcome to BrainWorms.

This is a place where I post interesting things that I find and cant categorize into one of the main subs I follow. Enjoy a front seat as i descend into madness

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

DeadWorld@lemm.ee

323

FCC says “too bad” to ISPs complaining that listing every fee is too hard (arstechnica.com)

submitted 2 years ago by DeadWorld@lemm.ee to c/brainworms@lemm.ee

11 comments fedilink hide all child comments

cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/7480935

Aww ... poor little ISPs.

all 12 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[–] RQG@lemmy.world 54 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If listing every fee is too hard then there should be less fees.

[–] flipht@kbin.social 24 points 2 years ago

This. They don't have trouble listing them when they are demanding payment for them

[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 39 points 2 years ago

“We spent years creating nonsense fees that we cant even explain! Being honest to consumers will cut into our profits!”

[–] ultratiem@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What a country. Don’t even need to explain or list out charges. What kind of response is that even. “Hey what’s this charge?” Iono man, can’t be assed to find out just pay us!

Again, amazing country.

[–] oldGregg@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

????

You're saying this when they're literally stopping companies from charging hidden fees?

What a country, protecting their citizens from companies. How dare they

[–] ultratiem@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why do they even NEED to step in. How do you charge someone and not tell them? How do you not see the insanity there.

And y’all are hung up on the fact the police are doing their job and missing the forest for the trees.

It shouldn’t be “hey please print out your fees” but rather so you were caught just making up shit and charging whatever. Yeah that’s illegal. So here’s a giant ass fine. Pay everyone back. And another fine.

How is that getting lost???

[–] Scary_le_Poo@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago

He's saying that in other countries with normal consumer protections that this isn't an issue.

[–] bowser1035@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Can’t wait to see how much I’ve been paying for the “CEO Yacht Maintenance Fee” each month!

[–] Selmafudd@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I think you mean the enterprise logistics upkeep management surcharge

[–] zifnab25@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

Will the FCC do anything if an ISP refuses to comply, though?

That's the real $10k fine paid out over 10 years question.

[–] Gleddified@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago

"OK Jerry, so we can comply with this one really easily, so why dont we pretend to whine about it so you can dunk on us and look good to everyone?"

"Sounds like a plan Tim, see you for golf tomorrow."

I'm so jaded this is all I can imagine when good news breaks...