{"id":108790,"date":"2019-08-27T11:59:25","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T15:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=108790"},"modified":"2019-08-27T11:59:25","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T15:59:25","slug":"brindisi-all-central-new-yorkers-want-to-do-is-see-orange-but-as-usual-the-only-color-spectrum-sees-is-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=108790","title":{"rendered":"Brindisi: All Central New Yorkers want to do is see Orange, but as usual, the only color Spectrum sees is green"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Rep. Anthony Brindisi<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

As college football season kicks off and 18 percent of\nCentral New York Charter Customers left without ACC Network, Brindisi calls a\npenalty on Charter Communications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congressman Anthony Brindisi (NY-22) called for an\ninvestigation into whether a rate increase on legacy Time Warner Cable\ncustomers by Charter Communications (Spectrum) violated the terms of their 2016\nmerger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following news reports<\/a> of a proposed rate increase, Brindisi\ndemanded answers from Spectrum and wrote a letter to the New York Public\nService Commission calling for an investigation. Brindisi, a longtime consumer\nadvocate, chastised Spectrum for not living up to their promises and raising\nrates on customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAll Central New Yorkers want to do is see Orange, but as\nusual, the only color Spectrum sees is green,\u201dBrindisi said. \u201cIt\u2019s another example of Spectrum fleecing the\ncustomers of Upstate New York and trying to squeeze every penny out of them.\nI urge the PSC to reexamine the terms of the January 2016 merger\nagreement and investigate whether Charter\u2019s price increase violates the\nagreement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the state Assembly, Brindisi led the fight against\nSpectrum after hearing from thousands of constituents unhappy about frequent\nrate hikes and poor customer service. Now, Brindisi is holding Spectrum\naccountable at the federal level. Earlier this year, Brindisi called on the Federal Communications Commission<\/a> to\nexamine if Spectrum is living up to the terms of their merger with Time Warner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brindisi\u2019s first bill, the Transparency for Cable\nConsumers Act<\/em>, would provide better oversight of cable and internet\nproviders and hold companies accountable that are fined by a state Public\nService Commission. Under the Transparency for Cable Consumers Act, if a cable\nor internet company is fined by a state Public Service Commission, it would be\nrequired to report:<\/p>\n\n\n\n