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RTC is currently in negotiations with several broadcasters. During these talks, we expect
TV station owners to demand that you, our valued customer, pay a significantly increased
fee per month for us to have the right to continue carrying their channel on our lineup.
We assure you that we are going to fight these broadcaster demands in order to keep your
cable rates as low as possible and continue to deliver the channels you have come to expect
from RTC.
While it is premature to speculate on specific price increases that the broadcasters will be
demanding or other terms and conditions they will try to force upon us, RTC wants to make
clear that we will be putting you and your needs, such as receiving quality programming
at affordable prices, ahead of the demands of the broadcasters.
Outdated federal laws and regulations give broadcasters enormous negotiating leverage
over our cable company. TV stations’ “blackmail or blackout” strategy will continue to
frustrate pay-TV consumers until Congress decides to change an irresponsible law biased
in favor of broadcasters.
We warn you of these negotiations for a very good reason. We’ve been watching over the
past several months as broadcasters across the country negotiate with cable and satellite TV
providers and it hasn’t been pretty. TV station owners routinely demand fees more than
10X current rates and then pull their channels from cable systems until their demands are
met. Yet the broadcasters tell the press that cable operators don’t care about their customers.
You have our word that we will put our customers first in our negotiations. It is our intent
to come to agreeable terms quickly, so we can continue to deliver quality and affordable
programming to you. We will continue to keep you informed about these negotiations.
Important TV
Customer Update
. . .
BEWARE OF TECH SUPPORT
PHONE SCAMS
If you receive a call or email from someone
claiming to be from Microsoft or another
large technology company—BEWARE! They
might offer to help solve your computer
problems or sell you a software license,
but instead they can cause the following
problems:
• Trick you into installing malicious software
that could give them access to your pri-
vate information. Then they might charge
you to remove this software.
• Convince you to visit a website to
download software that will allow them
to take control of your computer remotely
and adjust settings to leave your com-
puter vulnerable.
• Request credit card information so they
can bill you for phony services.
• Direct you to fraudulent websites and
ask you to enter credit card and other
personal or financial information there.
Never give someone access to your com-
puter or give out personal information over
the phone or via email without knowing
who you are talking to and why they need
that information.
