A MAJOR cable corporation is settling claims it added multiple hidden fees to its services.
Optimum allegedly added multiple hidden charges to a variety of TV and internet packages.
Optimum and Suddenlink are owned by Altice, and the fees were assessed when both provided services under the Optimum brand.
The lawsuit benefits those who were charged multiple extra fees despite signing contracts promising a flat payment.
Some of the named hidden fees were:
- Network Enhancement Fee
- Network Access Surcharge
- Broadcast Station Programming Surcharge
- TV Broadcast Fee
- Sports Programming Surcharge
- Regional Sports Network Fee
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The fees were charged between between July 27, 2018, and May 5, 2023.
Altice has denied any wrongdoing as part of the $15million settlement.
Eligible class members are due between $10-$27.50 depending on their bill.
Current Altice customers can claim the full $27.50 if they paid a TV and a network fee, while former customers who paid this get $20.
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Current customers get $12.50 if they just were charged the network fee, and only $15 if they only paid the TV fee.
Former customers get $10 if they had paid just one of either fee.
Claimants do not have long to apply.
They must submit a valid claim form no later than September 5 to be considered.
Those interested can learn more here.
The final hearing on the settlement is scheduled for October 13.
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While recipients of the Altice settlement will have to wait on their payments, millions of Americans can look forward to checks soon.
SSI recipients will get their first of two payments in September tomorrow.
While payments are typically scheduled for the first of the month, October 1 falls on a weekend, pushing up the date of the October payment to September 29.
Yet, this means recipients will have to wait until November for their next check.
The US Sun has a live blog covering all SSI news and updates.
The Sun also has other live payment news covered, too
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