[opendtv] Charter Customers May Get Free Services

      Charter Customers May Get Free Services
      - Sep 2, 2004 07:08 PM (AP Online)

By JIM SUHR AP Business Writer


ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Charter Communications Inc. subscribers may get 
free premium services under a proposed settlement the nation's 
third-largest cable TV systems operator reached in a lawsuit over 
questioned charges.


As part of the deal detailed in the company's full-page advertisement 
Thursday in USA Today, eligible customers may be able to choose six 
months of free high-speed Internet service, service upgrades or movie 
channel service. Other options include six free pay-per-view or 
video-on-demand selections.


St. Louis-based Charter, controlled by Microsoft Corp. co-founder 
Paul Allen, has more than 6 million customers in 37 states.


It was not immediately clear how many consumers would be eligible for 
the free services or the settlement's cost to Charter, though trade 
magazine Multichannel News reported Monday that amount may reach as 
much as $200 million, depending on which compensation customers 
choose.


The settlement applies to people who subscribed to Charter's 
residential cable TV service before July 8 and paid a fee to 
participate in the company's wire-maintenance plan, or who paid a fee 
to rent an analog or digital converter box while getting basic or 
expanded basic service.

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      - http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=43472089


 
 
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