Summary Of Comcast's Sneaky Fees

Comcast’s sneaky fees and how it’s unethical

While reading about Comcast inserting “sneaky fees” as the author Karl Bode put it. I realize that it does link to a practice that internet providers, which Comcast also is, used to and still currently use to this day. I absolutely agree with Karl Bode that this is an unethical business practice. This article is called “Comcast Claims Sneaky Fees Are its Way of Being 'Transparent” by the already mentioned Karl Bode. While I do understand that businesses must raise prices sometimes, I believe that this crosses that moral line.

Before I begin, I should mention what I view at ethical business practices. I believe an ethical business practice is being as honest with your consumer and creating a competitive

It honestly disgusts me when business like Comcast does this since it makes it a lot harder for options in the internet/cable field. Which just leads to the consumer being taken advantage of. However, in the article the author mentions that Comcast was sued for using this practice and the court case is still in progress. Which is in another article written by Karl Kode about the lawsuit. This was occurring as early as 2013 and to quote the author “Comcast initially charged $1.50 when the fee first appeared back in 2013, but now charges upwards of $6.50 more per month in many markets -- a 333% increase in just three years.” Which is insane from the perspective of the people who have limited choices in internet and cable providers. However, this isn’t even the dirtiest thing they said

Comcast, like the author quotes, is trying to be transparent as an excuse for these fees. These two quotes from the article will show the total dirty tactics. "We continue to make investments in our network and technology to give customers more for their money - like faster Internet service and more WIFI hotspots, more video across viewing screens, better technology like X1 and a better customer experience," Comcast Oregon spokeswoman Amy Keiter tells the Oregonian. If that wasn’t enough, here is another quote from the article. "Allow us to be more transparent with our customers about the factors driving price changes, and represent only a portion of our costs of carrying broadcast and regional sports networks. This is complete corporate crap to be quite honest and I do get that prices do need to be raised sometimes to run a business. However, there is no way that this in anyway is moral and good for the competition. Considering they are lying to their customers about their intro price so their competition can compete with that price. Ethical business is being honest with the consumer and being fair in competition. The comment section of this article also lists some insight comments. Winterman from Arkansas puts it very simply, “It is all in the presentation. Telecom folks never seem to understand this. Folks would rather pay $50 than $30+$10+$5+$2+$2+$1.” Someone from Ann