Tutor

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Tuesday, December 20th, 2016 6:40 PM

U200 Lost channels without notification

I called your customer support yesterday 12/19 to discuss un-notified changes to my U-Verse channel lineup. Just a quick overview shows that I’ve lost at least three channels that I used quite often . . CHILL [#153], CLOO [#161] and LOGO [#183]. My specific concern/complaint is that I pay for the U200 service and it’s been changed without any notification, for which I’ve searched and can’t locate. The response from customer service was that these channels were switched to U300 a week or so ago and I could upgrade to U300 and get the channels back or I could switch to DISH and [they thought] I would get my channels back, but couldn’t guarantee that my total channel lineup would be the same. I’ve checked your legal notification website and found no indication that these channels will be/have been moved. I went to the ATT store and they confirmed that I do indeed have U200 service and their investigation indicated that I should be receiving the channels in question. I subscribed to U200, paid for all the services on-time and fully expect to receive the channel lineup I purchased [especially considering they haven’t been discontinued from the ATT lineup]. I don’t expect to get an ‘up sell’ just to keep watching what I purchased. I'd like to know what billing I received where I was informed about these changes or where I can go within ATT to lodge a formal complaint.

ACE - Expert

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28.3K Messages

8 years ago

Programming changes can be found HERE or in USA Today (1st & 3rd Tues.?). 

 

One of our ACEs @baseballisback does a great job of posting the info on these message boards.

ACE - Expert

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36.9K Messages

8 years ago

And it's amazing you didn't notice, since you watch it daily, that Logo left U200 nearly 6 months ago, on 1 July.  This was announced in either April or May.  Cloo went to U300 on December 15th, subject to prior announcement, in October.

 

Also, I would think that the person on the phone would have suggested DIRECTV (owned by AT&T) instead of Dish (a competitor).

 

AT&T does not guarantee that any particular channel will remain in any particular package.

 

 

 

Teacher

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19 Messages

8 years ago

I knew the day that CLOO disappeared, but of course, couldn't stop it. I am curious though what ATT plans to put in its place. You say our fees don't guarantee a specific channel, but then what do our fees guarantee? If popular channels will be moved in an attempt to coerce higher fees for a single or few favorite channels, is that not Bait and Switch? I wonder how the FCC would classify it.

ACE - Expert

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36.9K Messages

8 years ago

Your fees provide you access to whatever channels AT&T is providing in the tier you subscribe to.  Admittedly it's an imperfect arrangement. 

 

Sometimes channels go away because they're no longer offered.  Sometimes they go away because at the end of an agreement AT&T can't come to terms with the provider on price.  Sometimes they move up to a new tier because the content provider wants more money per subscriber for them.  What tier each channel is carried on is part of the agreement with the content provider (because it affects the number of subscribers they get paid their monthly fee for).

 

Tutor

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2 Messages

8 years ago

Who said I watched it daily? I said I watch these channels quite often. I also appreciate the rationale for the changes (I.e. No interest, end of contract) but don't appreciate the change to services for which I subscribed without an off for reduced rates as opposed to an 'up sell' to watch the channels I use.

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