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Time Warner Gouging Customers While Not Paying Own Bills: Collected $500 Million, But Won't Pay Franchise Fee to Los Angeles - Owes $9.7 Million

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By Sam Frizell
The city claims Time Warner Cable hasn't been paying its dues for operating a cable network in the city. TWC calls the allegations "without merit."

The city of Los Angeles is suing Time Warner Cable for allegedly cheating on its franchise fees to the city, according to a lawsuit filed Friday.

The city is seeking $9.7 million in payments after Time Warner Cable “blatantly refused to live up to its obligations to the city” said the suit, even as the company received $500 million a year from customers in the city for providing cable network services, the LA Times reports.

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Time Warner Gouging Customers While Not Paying Own Bills: Collected $500 Million, But Won't Pay Franchise Fee to Los Angeles - Owes $9.7 Million

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