DirecTV Warns FCC: Without Early Termination Fees, Our Equipment and Installation Costs Are Going To Be Paid For by Our Customers Up Front

All-in pricing.

Seven months after the FCC proposed new rules that would eliminate “video service junk fees,” including early-termination charges, DirecTV is still pushing back. 

In a letter just sent to the agency, DirecTV outside counsel Michael Nilsson said early termination fees (ETFs), which can range from $450 to $700, are necessary in a linear pay TV business that requires installation of pricey equipment.