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Omaha Steve

(99,664 posts) Sun Mar 16, 2014, 12:37 AM Mar 2014

Los Angeles Sues Time Warner Cable Over Unpaid Fees

Source: Time

Sam Frizell

The city claims Time Warner Cable hasn't been paying its dues for operating a cable network in the city. TWC calls the allegations "without merit."

The city of Los Angeles is suing Time Warner Cable for allegedly cheating on its franchise fees to the city, according to a lawsuit filed Friday.

The city is seeking $9.7 million in payments after Time Warner Cable “blatantly refused to live up to its obligations to the city” said the suit, even as the company received $500 million a year from customers in the city for providing cable network services, the LA Times reports.

The suit claims that Time Warner Cable owed $2.5 million in franchise fees and public, education and governmental channel fees in 2008 and 2009, and $7.2 million in 2010 and 2011.

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Read more: http://time.com/26145/los-angeles-time-warner-cable-payment/

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Los Angeles Sues Time Warner Cable Over Unpaid Fees (Original Post) Omaha Steve Mar 2014 OP

Happy to recommend any article giving bad news about TWC. TexasTowelie Mar 2014 #1

I went to TWC 5 years ago after a horrid experience with AT&T (internet) and DishNetwork (tv). tofuandbeer Mar 2014 #2

Some related Case Law: PeoViejo Mar 2014 #3

Rescind their franchise, give it to Google Fiber. 1gig up and down. RC Mar 2014 #4

TexasTowelie

(112,252 posts)

1. Happy to recommend any article giving bad news about TWC.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Mar 16, 2014, 03:08 AM

Mar 2014

The last time I had service with them, the technicians were idiots. At least their customer service has improved slightly.

tofuandbeer

(1,314 posts)

2. I went to TWC 5 years ago after a horrid experience with AT&T (internet) and DishNetwork (tv).

Reply to TexasTowelie (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 16, 2014, 04:21 AM

Mar 2014

TWC has been reliable and with good customer service since we've had them.
But I am very unhappy about the merger with Comcast, so I've been researching another satellite dish for tv and a smaller company for internet: I am not a fan of mergers—that pisses me off!

PeoViejo

(2,178 posts)

3. Some related Case Law:

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Mar 16, 2014, 10:47 AM

Mar 2014

http://lawecommons.luc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1575&context=lclr

RC

(25,592 posts)

4. Rescind their franchise, give it to Google Fiber. 1gig up and down.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Mar 16, 2014, 10:52 AM

Mar 2014

Edited to add:
Because of the nature of cable TV and because they are awarded a franchise by local governments, Cable TV companies do have the same rights of of eminent domain as as the telephone and power companies.
If they, the cable company, do not pay the franchise fees, they are in violation of the franchise agreement.

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