Class action filed against Time Warner

August 19, 2008 · Print This Article

According to the Kansas City Star and a recently filed class action lawsuit, Time Warner Cable Inc. unfairly limits its customers’ ability to access premium cable channels by forcing them to rent a cable box from the company, a potential class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday claims. An attorney for the plaintiff compared the practice to those used by AT&T years ago when it forced customers to rent telephones. Time Warner is the nation’s second-largest cable company, providing service to 14.7 million customers.

An interesting lawsuit. I’d expect others to follow suit against the remaining large cable companies if this lawsuit is successful.

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