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Month: July 2010

Time Warner Cable and The $12,000 Installation Fee

Look, I understand the need to charge a fee to run cable to a house but billing someone $12,000 for installation is absolutely ridiculous. Mind you, this is an actual bill (not a typo) the company is trying to charge a homeowner in Massachusetts.

Williams’ home on Fernside Street near the Tyringham town line is roughly 300 feet away from the nearest utility pole. Since the $35 installation fee covers up to 200 feet, [the customer] said he realizes he’ll have to pay extra for the additional 100 feet, but he won’t pay $12,000.