In a class-action antitrust lawsuit from December 2003, Comcast was accused of purposely acquiring monopoly power in the Philadelphia area and overcharging cable TV subscribers. Comcast reportedly still denies wrongdoing 11 years later, but has agreed to a proposed $50 million cash ($16.67 million) and services ($33.33 million) settlement, according to a filing with the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia.
If the settlement is approved, more than 800,000 current and former Comcast customers (between Jan. 1, 2003 and Dec. 31, 2008) from Philadelphia, Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery and Chester counties will be eligible for some perks, including:
- One-time credit of $15 off their bill or
- Six free pay-per-view movies (estimated $35.94 value) or
- Xfinity high-speed Internet service, four months free upgrade in Internet service from Performance Level to Blast! service (estimated $40 value) or
- One free month upgrade from Blast! service to Extreme 105 service (estimated $38 value) or
- Two free months of The Movie Channel (estimated $43.90 value)
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Comcast is the parent company of NBC Universal and NBC10.
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