Cable Companies Ask 5th Circuit To Block FTC's Click-to-Cancel Rule

Cable companies, advertising firms, and newspapers are asking courts to block a federal 'click-to-cancel' rule that would force businesses to make it easier for consumers to cancel services. From a report: Lawsuits were filed yesterday, about a week after the Federal Trade Commission approved a rule that 'requires sellers to provide consumers with simple cancellation mechanisms to immediately halt all recurring charges.'

Cable lobby group NCTA-The Internet & Television Association and the Interactive Advertising Bureau trade group sued the FTC in the conservative US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. The lawsuit claims the 5th Circuit is a proper venue because a third plaintiff, the Electronic Security Association, has its principal offices in Dallas. That group represents security companies such as ADT.

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