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On Sat, 15 Mar 2003 19:57:47 GMT, George Mealer
<geo@snarksoft.invalid> wrote:

>"TK Sung" <tksung@wahoo.com> wrote in
>news:9adba.736$9w7.78368832@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com: 
>
>> Illegal? No.  They apparently had it in a fine print.  They said so,
>> but I can't confirm since I don't even have the original contract,
>> lost during the move.  Unethical? dunno since I'm not an ethicist. 
>> Sleazy?  definitely, if you ask me.
>
>If you -really- cared, you could ask a lawyer.  I have some faint 
>recollection that if a contract doesn't involve a concession on both sides, 
>it's in danger of being null and void...i.e. one-sided contracts that hold 
>you to a time period without holding them to a price don't fly, or else 
>they could increase to "one million dollars a month".  OTOH, I think I 
>heard this in the context of rent, so it may have only be applicable to 
>housing.  Regardless, you'd almost certainly need lawyer letterhead to get 
>them to back off, and that may cost you more than finishing out the 
>contract.
>
>Geo


In this case, however, in exchange for the agreement to maintain the
Dish Network service for one year, Dish Network agrees to furnish and
install the satellite receiver and antenna for no additional cost.
Doesn't sound so one-sided to me.




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