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Why the Senate stepped in on cable bills

When the U.S. Senate steps in on behalf of consumers, you know there's a problem. Its investigation into cable and internet providers found the top complaints were misleading bills and poor customer service.

1 The Senate Steps In

When the United States Senate decides to step in on behalf of the consumer, you know there’s a problem. If you are one of the many people who has begrudgingly called your CableTV or Internet service provider only to end the call in a state of utter stress and frustration, you can breathe a sigh of relief. The United States Senate conducted their own investigation and can you guess what they determined to be the most common complaints? Being mislead about your monthly bill and poor customer service, of course.

2 Misleading Bills and Hidden Fees

Not only do consumers strongly feel that they’re taken advantage of when it comes to pricing, but it definitely gets more specific than that. Some consumers felt like they fell victim to false advertising, being promised one price and then ending up with another when the bill arrived. Other complaints include expiring promotions without knowledge, additional hidden fees and miscellaneous charges, and overall dissatisfaction with rising prices (as much as 33%). It’s no wonder people are so upset!

3 A Customer Service Crisis

Customer service is a whole different issue when it comes to cable and satellite providers. If we asked a room full of people to raise their hand if they have had a bad customer service experience with their provider, we’d surely see a sea of hands! We’ve been reading complaints of representatives trying to upsell customers when they call with a complaint about something else, difficulty in canceling service, and having service issues that representatives told customers they were unable to resolve. This is incredibly frustrating and, given how much we pay our service providers, grossly unfair!

4 What Providers Are Doing Now

What happens now? Cable and satellite providers are working on the outlined issues above and have publicly acknowledged them. According to providers, plans to take much-needed action are in place. Some of the companies have made promises and plans to hire more customer service agents and representatives, improve online help, provide better service windows when service calls are needed, assist in helping consumers understand their bills more clearly, and ultimately more transparency. We’re sure you’re just as excited as we are to see these changes take place in (hopefully) the very near future!

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Frequently Asked Questions

What did the U.S. Senate investigation find about cable providers?

The United States Senate conducted its own investigation into cable and internet service providers and determined that the most common complaints were being misled about your monthly bill and poor customer service. The Senate stepped in on behalf of consumers, which signals just how widespread these problems had become.

What are the most common billing complaints against cable companies?

Consumers reported false advertising, where they were promised one price and ended up with another when the bill arrived. Other billing complaints include promotions expiring without the customer's knowledge, additional hidden fees and miscellaneous charges, and overall dissatisfaction with rising prices, which climbed as much as 33%.

Why are cable customer service experiences so frustrating?

Common customer service complaints include representatives trying to upsell customers who called about a different problem, difficulty in canceling service, and service issues that representatives told customers they were unable to resolve. Given how much consumers pay their service providers, these experiences feel grossly unfair.

What are cable and satellite providers doing to fix these problems?

Providers have publicly acknowledged the issues and say plans for action are in place. Some companies have promised to hire more customer service agents and representatives, improve online help, provide better service windows for service calls, help consumers understand their bills more clearly, and offer more transparency overall.

How much have cable prices risen according to the report?

The report notes overall dissatisfaction with rising prices that have climbed as much as 33%. Combined with expiring promotions and hidden fees, these increases are a major reason consumers feel taken advantage of and why the complaints reached the level of a Senate investigation.

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When the U.S.

When the United States Senate decides to step in on behalf of the consumer, you know there’s a problem.

Not only do consumers strongly feel that they’re taken advantage of when it comes to pricing, but it definitely gets more specific than that.

Customer service is a whole different issue when it comes to cable and satellite providers.

What happens now?.

The United States Senate conducted its own investigation into cable and internet service providers and determined that the most common complaints were being misled about your monthly bill and poor customer service.

Consumers reported false advertising, where they were promised one price and ended up with another when the bill arrived.

Common customer service complaints include representatives trying to upsell customers who called about a different problem, difficulty in canceling service, and service issues that representatives told customers they were unable to resolve.

Providers have publicly acknowledged the issues and say plans for action are in place.

The report notes overall dissatisfaction with rising prices that have climbed as much as 33%.

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1 The Senate Steps.

2 Misleading Bills and Hidden Fees.

3 A Customer Service Crisis.

4 What Providers Are Doing Now.

Frequently Asked Questions.

What did the U.S.

What are the most common billing complaints against cable companies?.

Why are cable customer service experiences so frustrating?.

What are cable and satellite providers doing to fix these problems?.

How much have cable prices risen according to the report?.

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