I've never heard of having to pay a disconnect/reconnect fee from my friends who change the name of the bill payer. I believe they just tell them that there will be a new payer of the bill, as though it were a new roommate. Otherwise, MediaCON will typically tell you that you have to go without cable for 6 months before you re-qualify as a new customer for the discounted rate of $33.33++ per month.
