Internet modems and TV broadbands are among the devices that would not charge rental fees anymore after the Television Viewer Protection Act (TVPA) ended with its six months of extension for leeway. The US Congress law has taken into consideration that people were paying for rental or ownership fees on the devices used to connect to the internet or cable TV.
These were called "bogus charges" which speak for the name itself, with unreasonable and unfair charges even for those who already have their devices for internet or television. Frontier Communications has agreed to comply with the law taking effect in December's extension, but also noted that it would not repair or service non-company issued internet or TV devices.
Most internet and broadband packages are leased to users as they are installed with the service a company provides. It comes with warranties and deals which these companies would service once it goes faulty or malfunction in the time of the clause. The Television Viewer Protection Act still keeps the same services for any connection problems, minus the bogus charges and rental fees.
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Written by Isaiah Alonzo
