Why are conservative news outlets being dropped?

This is just a public forum of other customers. Whatever agreement settled between DIRECTV and NewsMax is beyond our knowledge as customers. All we can do is wait until tomorrow. According to sources newsmax was trying to start a carriage fee to carry their channel. DIRECTV’s argument is that all of the country can receive NewsMax free of charge with the app or their website. Thus, they weren’t planning on passing the cost onto customers as more subscribers left to cut the cord, especially after the recent loss of NFL SUNDAY TICKET as you know.

If it is indeed dropped, you can cancel by calling in (number in my greeting below) and saying ‘cancel’ to the robot. All leased equipment gets returned to a participating FedEx or UPS location with your account number. Be sure to keep the receipt given to you by the clerk so you can avoid the possibility of an equipment non return fee (ERF) as you now have proof of return.

Additionally, if you are somehow still locked into a contract, DIRECTV will charge you $20 for every month left. This is known as the early termination fee (ETF). These are restarted when you add/upgrade to new equipment or move services to another address. If you haven’t done this within the last 2 years, you should be good to cancel without the fee.