AT&T Gives Refunds to Those Offended by NFL Protests AT&T is doling out refunds to those offended by NFL players that have been peacefully protesting the unfair treatment and murder of African Americans country wide. DirecTV and AT&T have historically had a no-cancellation policy for NFL Sunday Ticket, but the Wall Street Journal states that the company is giving refunds for the remainder of the season to users that complain that the peaceful protests somehow disrupted their game-day couch sitting.

The feud heated up last weekend after the President of the United States called one such player a "son of a bitch," resulting in numerous athletes voicing their disgust at the President's divisive comments and unprofessional demeanor. Again, giving refunds breaks protocol at AT&T and DirecTV, the company's website stating that "any season pass purchases made after Saturday, September 10, 2017 are strictly nonrefundable." AT&T isn't officially confirming the move, but the originating paywalled Wall Street Journal report is filled with some contradictory information from support reps, who collectively imply that the refunds are inconsistent -- and may have only been doled out to certain higher-value DirecTV and AT&T TV customers. “DirecTV service representatives contacted by The Wall Street Journal had different understandings of the policy,” the article states. “One said refunds to those concerned about the anthem protests were only offered to subscribers with certain offers or plans. One representative said full refunds were available for those who complained about anthem protests. Another said such people could only get prorated refunds for the remainder of the season. Yet other representatives said the policy hadn’t changed and that no refunds were allowed for any reason.” We've reached out to AT&T for comment, and will update this report with any additional information we receive. We've reached out to AT&T for comment, and will update this report with any additional information we receive.







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maartena

Elmo

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Orange, CA 50 recommendations maartena Premium Member Offended on the internet maybe.... I am willing to bet that 99 out of 100 people that were offended by the kneel protests..... were seated on the couch, beer and nachos or other snacks in hand, talking to their friends or family..... while the national anthem was played on TV. While the whole stadium is asked to stand, and some of them - both on and off the field - may have taken a knee...... you the "staunch patriot" probably sat down on your fat ass already complaining to your friends, and getting ready to gripe about it online. axiomatic

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Tomball, TX 21 recommendations axiomatic Member Who knew? Who knew there were this many racists on DSLReports? For some reason, I didn't expect this. I figured most on this site had actually read the US constitution. Guess I was wrong.

P Ness

You'Ve Forgotten 9-11 Already

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way way out 16 recommendations P Ness Premium Member lol free tv incoming! so wait, i can get refunds if i am offended by programing

oh crap, inc free tv!!!!

Rogue Wolf

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Troy, NY 14 recommendations Rogue Wolf Member So.... Where's all the right-wing comments about "special snowflakes always being offended"? captinkirk

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Tucson, AZ 10 recommendations captinkirk Member This is why we cant have nice things. I don't understand why we as Americans cant have a conversation that doesn't get so politically divided or polarized. You used to go on the internet to see cool things like cat videos or how peoples kids were doing, now if F-bomb you and your a snowflake if you don't agree with me. We need to get out of this confirmation bias society we live in and get back to having conversations that don't end up in a shouting match between each other.

dolphins

Clean Up Our Oceans

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Westville, NJ 10 recommendations dolphins Premium Member I Stand With The NFL Players! I stand against blind patriotism and prideful arrogance.

I stand against the bigoted hatred in this country.

I stand against racism of any kind.

I stand against the murder of unarmed citizens by those unfit to wear the uniform.

I stand with those in my family who are police officers but not the police mentality of they can do no wrong.

I stand against those who spread misinformation here and on social media and turn it into a cesspool.

I stand against our current president who is unfit for the job and has divided our country with hate speech.

I stand against the false Christians who spread hatred in the name of Jesus.



but most of all,



I stand with Jesus and all that is good and righteous.

Economist

The economy, stupid

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united state ·AT&T FTTP

1 edit 10 recommendations Economist Premium Member This is not a free speech issue, this is an employee issue How long would you last at Starbucks or Disneyland if you suddenly marched around every Sunday protesting Tibet and pissing off 1/2 of the customers? About 10 seconds and you would be fighting for 15 somewhere else.



Congress shall make no law...the NFL can make whatever rules it wants (or doesn't want) and viewers have have 1 choice...watch or don't watch. Given the ratings, they are choosing the latter, accelerating an already existing trend away from live sports.



Meanwhile, my tiny violin is playing for the poor oppressed multi-millionaires in the NFL and the league is nothing but a bunch of hypocrites, preventing the Cowboys from honoring the fallen Dallas officers, I think the Giants from honoring 9/11, a player from honoring his cancer stricken mom, etc. In the case of NFL players honoring their dead mother's, one in a domestic violence incident (the purple cleats thing), two were fined by the league. etaadmin

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united state 6 recommendations etaadmin Member How about ... all of us that were offended by those that were offended, we want our refund. Gabe1972

join:2009-07-06 5 recommendations Gabe1972 Member Refunds... Absolutely ridiculous. A bunch of morons that think the protests are somehow disrespecting America and its veterans. Get a clue! Learn about what they are protesting, cupcakes! Kearnstd

Space Elf

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Mullica Hill, NJ 4 recommendations Kearnstd Premium Member This is all about the Merger AT&T would not be doing this if they did not need the full Trump admin on board to make sure their merger with TW has zero bumps and minimal concessions.



There is no way in hell AT&T would do this if they did not have something to gain here and this is not worth enough PR points so clearly its something for THEM go gain financially.

insomniac84

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Schererville, IN 4 recommendations insomniac84 Member Is this really news? Unless someone actually cancels, this is pretty much nothing. I don't see anyone who actually watches sunday ticket canceling over politics, no matter how much false patriotism they tie to the national anthem.



If someone rage cancels, they will be signing back up by the next week when they realize they can't watch their football. I also don't expect anyone relying on sunday ticket to begin with to figure out how to find pirated streams online as a replacement. techguru308

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Cincinnati, OH 3 recommendations techguru308 Member The real issue is The real issue is does the NFL players have the right to protest while they are on the clock? The answer to that is no since no other work place allows you to do protests on the clock that disrupts their business. As a poster has pointed out the players and NFL Owners are in violation of NFL Rules in regards to the national anthem "During the National Anthem, players on the field and bench area should stand at attention, face the flag, hold helmets in their left hand, and refrain from talking. The home team should ensure that the American flag is in good condition. It should be pointed out to players and coaches that we continue to be judged by the public in this area of respect for the flag and our country. Failure to be on the field by the start of the National Anthem may result in discipline, such as fines, suspensions, and/or the forfeiture of draft choice(s) for violations of the above, including first offenses." The NFL needs to start enforcing their own rules that are on the books period. The players have every right to protest when they are not on the clock. I think AT&T is going overboard issuing refunds since I would tell my customers to take a hike. If you want to send the NFL a message stop watching football and see how fast the NFL starts enforcing their rules.

MethMouth

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Louisville, KY 2 recommendations MethMouth Member it's all free speech until it offends me funny how these sheep think a long trend of lower ratings is completely of own doing you know... something a special snowflake would tell themselves