FTC Charges DirecTV With Deceptive Advertising

By John Eggerton
( Broadcasting & Cable )
published

The Federal Trade Commission has charged DirecTV with deceptively advertising discounted 12-month packages of service.

FTC said it failed to disclose that the 12-month package requires a two-year commitment.

It also said DirecTV did not disclose that the cost goes up by $45 per month in the second year.

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John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.