Charter Will Pay Customers Up to $150 Each in Record $174 Million Fraud Settlement

Charter has agreed to pay a record $ 174.2 million to settle humbug charges brought by the New York Attorney General ’s Office .

As a part of the colonisation , the telecom company will have to refund $ 62.5 million to more than 700,000 customers because it allegedly promised speedier and more reliable internet inspection and repair than it really provided to those client . This will be the largest payout an internet service provider has made to customers , according to anannouncement NY Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood madeon Tuesday .

“ This colony should serve as a wakeup call to any company serving New York consumers : fulfil your promises , or pay off the Leontyne Price , ” said Underwood in a statement , adding that the pillowcase “ sets a fresh standard for how internet providers should fairly commercialise their services . ”

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At the time of the allegedly fraudulent activity , the society was operate under the brand name Time Warner Cable , but it was renamed Spectrum after Charter purchased the society in May 2016 .

“ We are pleased to have reached a settlement with the Attorney General on the topic of certain Time Warner Cable advertising practice in New York prior to our merger , and to have put this judicial proceeding behind us , ” Charter spokesperson John Bonomo told Gizmodo . “ Charter has made , and continues to make , real investments enhancing net service across the state of New York since our 2016 merger , as acknowledged by the Attorney General in this closure . ”

According to the attorney general , Charter will now be require to market the internet amphetamine as “ wired ” and do workaday speeding trial . Customers who are supposed to receive refund should chance out within the next four months .

William Duplessie