A California man has claimed that he was sacked from his job because he complained to Comcast about being overcharged on his cable bill. Conal O'Rourke, who worked at accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), alleged that the cable giant charged him more than $1,800 for equipment that he did not order and never received. Following a year-long dispute with the firm, during which his unpaid bills were turned over to a collections agency, he contacted its chief accounting officer and controller, Lawrence Salva. Soon after speaking with Mr Salva's assistant, his employer - which does consulting work for Comcast - reportedly called him in for an internal ethics investigation. He was fired a week later.
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Conal O'Rourke, of California, was employed by PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Allegedly charged over $1,800 by Comcast for equipment he did not order'
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After year-long dispute with firm, he contacted its chief accounting officer
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Soon after speaking with CAO's assistant, PwC called him in for meeting
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They carried out internal ethics investigation, before firing him week later
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Now, Mr O'Rourke is threatening to launch legal action against Comcast
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PwC does consulting work for the cable giant, which denies the claims
Today, Mr O'Rourke told CNN he initially had a 'pleasant' telephone conversation with @placeholder's corporate office, during which he told the firm its billing practices should be investigated.