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Congress Wants To Restore Glory Days Of Misleading Airfares And Hidden Fees
(Paul Thompson) Remember what it was like to book air travel way back in ye olden days of three years ago? You’d spot a really excellent online deal on a flight, only to discover at checkout that after...
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Illinois Rakes In More License Plate Renewal Fees Than Usual After Failing To...
Some Illinois residents are a bit ticked off right now, after the state reaped $5.24 million more this year than it did in 2015 from license plate renewal fees. That’s a lot of money — were people just...
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Senator Calls On Airlines To Not Charge Extra For Access To Overhead Bins
Should fliers have to pay to access the overhead bin on their flights? One lawmaker doesn’t think so, and wants United Airlines to ditch a new lower-cost fare option that limits travelers to exactly...
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Happy New Year, Comcast Customers: Your ‘Broadcast TV’&‘Regional Sports’ Fees...
The new year brings new things, and at this point it’s all but traditional for cable and satellite companies to announce customers will face higher charges in January than in the December before. But...
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White House: Hidden Fees “Threaten The Competitive Process”
It seems like an increasing number of things you buy now come with fees that you don’t find out about until it’s time to make the purchase: Book a hotel room — there’s a “Resort Fee” that wasn’t in the...
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Senator Takes Aim At American Airlines For Charging Extra For Access Overhead...
Odds are, if an airline finds a way to charge travelers yet another add-on fee, New York Sen. Charles Schumer will be close behind, expressing his displeasure. This time, the lawmaker has American...
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DirecTV’s Regional Sports Fees Make No Sense; You May Be Paying $87/Year More...
“Regional Sports Fees” — one of those add-on charges that cable and satellite companies tack on to raise the price of pay-TV plans without having to change the price they advertise — have rubbed a lot...
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DirecTV Admits Errors In Regional Sports Fees; Will Issue Credits To Affected...
We recently pointed out that DirecTV is assessing its “Regional Sports Fee” — the surcharge for carrying local sports channels in a particular area — unevenly, meaning you could be paying as much as...
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After 8 Years And $7.5 Million In Sanctions, Judge Throws Out Lawsuit Over...
Nearly a decade has passed since travelers sued Delta Air Lines and AirTran, alleging that the carriers colluded in creating their fees for checked bags. In that time, the AirTran has vanished and...
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Communities Push For Investigation Into Comcast’s ‘Broadcast TV’&‘Regional...
Comcast is already being sued over its “Broadcast TV” and “Regional Sports” surcharges, with customers alleging that the cable company uses these fees to illegally raise rates. Now, several local...
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