It's on the rate card. Often a crazy price.
Look up [name of provider] Rate Card
Here's one I found:
Unreturned Equipment Fees [1] 2-Line Modem (DOCSIS 2.0), up to $ 70.00 2-Line Modem (DOCSIS 3.0), up to 90.00 4-Line Modem, up to 100.00 ACG Base (including Data Card), up to 130.00 Xfinity Voice Wireless Gateway, up to 100.00
Perhaps cable companies have a list of phones they own but no longer in use and share those list with others.
MY cable company makes it very clear that they will charge you if you want to use a modem from the thrift shop that they own here. It will be the same as renting you a new one. No problem with previously privately owned modems. The comcast one went back to the thrift shop.
Cable modems and set top boxes all have serial numbers and I doubt any cable company would let you use one that was reported lost/stolen as a customer owned machine.
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