[SLL] OT warning--Comcast opt out

[Abha Harting]

I got this in email yesteday, and I am sure there are many Comcast users
here that would be interested. It came from Public Citizen. You have one day
to act on it so don't wait too long. I pay online so I never read the bill.
I am glad I heard about this.

Abha

This month, Comcast consumers in Maryland had a little pamphlet called
"Arbitration Notice" quietly slipped into their cable bill.

*Unless customers opt out by July 15, 2007 - this SUNDAY - they will forfeit
their right to settle any dispute with Comcast in court.*

This unfair and stealthy move by Comcast strips consumers of their rights.
Access to justice in the courts is a longstanding cornerstone of corporate
accountability. Arbitration, on the other hand, is a private system stacked
in favor of corporations - and an arbitrator's decision, even if it's wrong
or absurd, cannot be appealed on the merits.

Comcast is not just anti-consumer in Maryland. They are forcing consumers
elsewhere into giving up their rights.

Here's how to stand up to Comcast and its corporate bullying:

   - *Opt Out:* Go to Comcast's online opt-out
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preserve your rights.  (Don't forget to check the opt-out box!)
   - *Make Noise:* Call up Comcast [1-800-COMCAST (1-800-266-2278)] and
   complain that they are automatically enrolling costumers into their
   arbitration clause.  Demand to be allowed to opt out of the binding
   mandatory arbitration clause!
   - *Tell a friend or three:* forward this email to friends and family
   or send them
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Be sure to share your experiences with Comcast in the comments section of
our post in the Watchdog
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.

Thanks,

Angela Canterbury

Field & Outreach Director
Public Citizen's Congress Watch
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*Arbitration:
It's "Comcastic!"** *

In Maryland, consumers received notices that they have a limited time to opt
out of arbitration. Time is running out. Let us know if you got this notice
in comments to the Watchdog
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