DirecTV Tells FCC Its ETFs Are 'Just and Reasonable'
DirecTV's use of early termination fees allows the company to let subscribers pay over time for the equipment necessary to receive satellite TV service and associated installation costs, company representatives told multiple 10th-floor FCC offices, according to a docket 23-405…
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filing Friday. Those equipment and installation costs can run $500 to $700 per subscriber, DirecTV said. Without ETFs, DirecTV might have to require those costs be paid upfront, raise monthly prices or both, the company said. Pointing to NCTA arguments for focusing solely on "unjust or unreasonable" ETFs (see 2406200031), DirecTV said ETFs that let consumers pay for upfront costs over time "should be considered at least presumptively just and reasonable." DirecTV said it spoke with the offices of Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and Commissioners Brendan Carr, Nathan Simington and Anna Gomez.