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Arc-ansas t1_is440da wrote

My building just got bought out by TLC and they're claiming that they will not renew our lease if we don't go with their shitty free internet, which I'm pretty sure is illegal under a new FCC rule. They say we cannot purchase a more solid provider like att fiber.

Everything that I've read about TLC sounds shitty.

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Arc-ansas t1_is63yyu wrote

I have ATT fiber and it's been solid. If you look at the reviews online for Netvision, the company that TLC partners with, you'll see what I'm referring to. They have a 2.8 rating on Google with 200+ reviews.

They didn't even have customer service during the weekends and constant outages.

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Low_Tourist t1_is5rzzv wrote

What a bizarre rule.

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Arc-ansas t1_is63iup wrote

It's not a bizarre rule. The new FCC rule prevents landlords from forcing you to use a certain ISP and gives tenets more choice. It also forces landlords to be transparent if they have any deals with these companies to make money off their tennents. It's a great step forward for consumer/tennent rights.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharysmith/2022/02/15/fcc-announces-crackdown-on-sweetheart-deals-between-landlords-and-internet-providers/

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Low_Tourist t1_is672f7 wrote

It's a bizarre rule for the apartment, not a weird law. Trust, I live in a place where they take a slice of EVERYTHING and we have one option for anything. I'm all for tenants having more options.

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Arc-ansas t1_is70mfl wrote

Ah. I see. Haha thought you meant the FCC rule. Federal agencies policies are called rules.

TLC is going to add this as a provision to my lease. But I'm going to make a formal FCC complaint and take legal action. Not sure how yet.

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