Adelphia Pulls a Fast One on Customers

I cannot believe what Adelphia Cable has recently forced upon us: digital TV [“Adelphia Sending L.A. Cable Customers a Digital Warning,” Nov. 17].

My neighbors and I are in an uproar over the fact that we were not given any choice as to whether or not we want to keep the cable we have, or have a box installed, get 200 channels (150 too many) free for a month, then call and tell them whether to keep our original channels or not. The caveat is, if you don’t call within the month, you’ll automatically be charged $74.50 per month, so be on the alert in December.

They’ve taken over the cable-digital system, the Internet and long-distance telephone systems. Sounds like Bill Gates’ tactics to me. We, the customers-consumers, demand a choice.

MARIE ROBERTS

Los Feliz