TIL after Hurricane Ike in 2008, Comcast customers were billed for unreturned equipment that had been destroyed by the hurricane. Customers were charged as much as $1000 for failing to return modems, DVRs, and other equipment that had been lost or destroyed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Comcast#Customer_service_after_Hurricane_Ike



Submitted April 14, 2015 at 11:32PM by tosper http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/32l7lj/til_after_hurricane_ike_in_2008_comcast_customers/