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US might finally force cable-TV firms to advertise their actual prices - Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)

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As Biden noted, the FCC "proposed a new rule that would require cable and satellite TV providers to give consumers the all-in price for the service they're offering up front." The proposed rule would force companies like Comcast, Charter Spectrum, and DirecTV to publish more accurate prices.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

They are the only ones for prescription medicine. I Germany there's also TV ads for medicine, but just for stuff you can just go and buy in a pharmacy.