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FCC bans cable TV industry’s favorite trick for hiding full cost of service (arstechnica.com)

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[–] [email protected] 229 points 8 months ago (35 children)

Cable lobby group NCTA-The Internet & Television Association claimed that the commission's "micromanagement of advertising in today's hyper-competitive marketplace will force operators to either clutter their ads with confusing disclosures or leave pricing information out entirely."

Or, you know, you could just tell the truth.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

micromanagement of advertising in today's hyper-competitive marketplace

Well good news: any competitors have the same restrictions so I don't see the relevance.

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