You Can Trust Telecomm Giants

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Yes, Really! Besides, Comcast couldn't POSSIBLY do anything after thirty days to completely screw you over. Free market!

No wait, I got it. If you didn't catch on within thirty days, you're so dumb that you deserve to be screwed over! Because Comcast couldn't, say, wait until thirty days are up.

It's alright though, the market will regulate itself. It'll do so by cautiously watching Comcast, seeing that they're totally getting away with it, and copy the practice to make sure there's no competition to turn to. Someday, experts and analysts will tell us that a world without the thirty-day arbitration period would be complete anarchy, and telecomm companies (or others) would simply be unable to do business without it.

"But wait," some will say, "There was a time when they did just fine with a fair system." "That was decades ago! Things have changed, such as x y z bullshit factor, and now we're going to bury you as lunatics by the power of the mainstream media."

Okay, seriously though, to be fair, Comcast can't actually do anything illegal to you - US Law says that illegal activity renders contracts null and void. And that's not at all debatable by Comcast lawyers in court (for the few people that get screwed the worst, and attract media attention, such lawyers will be the best money can buy - and maybe the judge will too).

That said, there's still...no, I can't think of anything, there's no way this could possibly be a good thing. Even if it is struck down by the hand of justice, it will probably be just fine in gray areas where consumers could sue previously, and if the thought counts for anything, Comcast just spelled out the depths of their vileness. They're already responsible for so much more.