Not far from the truth

[alreadypacked]

Sad, but (probably) true.

NEW YORK—Offering no justification for the action aside from their own desire to do so, executives from the nation’s leading cable companies announced plans Wednesday to take $100 from every one of their subscribers. “At midnight EST tonight, we will deduct exactly $100 from each of our customers’ accounts and, frankly, there is nothing that anyone can do about it,” said Comcast President and CEO Brian L. Roberts in a morning press conference, flanked by like-minded executives from Time Warner, Dish Network

Cable Companies Announce They’re Just Going To Take $100 From Everyone


I really like

The cable company CEOs added that any subscriber who was dissatisfied with the plan was more than welcome to call their customer service lines.

or should it be!

The cable company CEOs added that any subscriber who was dissatisfied with the plan was more than welcome to call their premium customer service lines.

[Sysman]

I am told they enjoy pretty good profit margins to begin with.

Looking up their published accounts can be interesting.

I don't think they expect folks to do that :