Comcast DTV pricing response may bring fine: FCC

Comcast could be fined for its inadequate response to a Federal Communications Commission request for information on cable company policies as they switch to digital signals, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said on Tuesday. The FCC sent letters earlier this month to about a dozen businesses -- mostly cable companies -- after receiving complaints that some are ratcheting up prices for programing packages or requiring customers to buy digital set-top boxes for fewer channels ahead of the digital switch on February 17. Some of the companies have failed to respond completely and may face fines or other enforcement action, Chairman Martin said. He specifically noted Comcast's response. "They didn't even answer the questions directly. They had a narrative," Martin said.