Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, Baltimore City residents and students have had to rely on good Internet service to work and learn.
However, three Baltimore City councilmembers now want Maryland’s Attorney General Brian Frosh to investigate Comcast for alleged price gouging.
In a letter to Frosh, city councilmembers Ryan Dorsey, Zeke Cohen, Kris Burnett and the Baltimore Digital Equity Coalition say Comcast established a 1.2 TB data cap on service plans for new and existing customers starting on Jan. 1, 2021.
“Unless the excessive fees generated by companies like Comcast are addressed, such companies
will continue to exclude low-income, Black and Latinx communities from connectivity, a process
known as digital redlining,” the letter said. “Additionally, residents of Maryland are increasingly working and learning online throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Children in Baltimore, and other
jurisdictions, already face a steep “digital divide,” which has harmed their education over the past
year.”
“We strongly urge the Attorney General to hold Comcast accountable to discontinue this plan and to reconsider future attempts at imposing data caps or other predatory attacks on net neutrality in Baltimore City,” the letter states. “Comcast asserts that only 5% of customers exceed the 1.2 terabyte limit.”
About time someone investigated their price gouging. Absolutely ridiculous what they charge.
The Soros puppet Frosh investigating a left wing company like Comcast?
hahahahahahahahahahaha!
Good luck on that one!
Comcast price gouging … say it ain’t soooo.
All cable companies need to be investigated for this and throw in the cell phone companies as well
Alleged? Ha!
Comcast always has PRICE GOUGED & their Service Sucks !!!
When their calls are handled in the Damn Phillipines (Not Here) That needs to Change
Credit card companies do the same , from the Phillipines & they have ALL our Financial Information !!!! Dangerous !!!!
MONOPOLY
WHY is the Phillipines being used , what the hell is the benefit to these companys ??? Ridiculous !!!!
Mine went up to 100 dollars just for basic internet and nothing else.
A lot of my friends are canceling Comcast in favor of TMobil’s 5G internet service.
I have heard nothing but good things about them.
Connection is good enough to stream 4K movies and work from home.
No data limit and only 50 per month!
Not as fast as Comcast, but it is tempting and any alternative to Comcast is good!