Frontier Suing Charter Over Fios-Centric Ad Claims
Frontier Communications' entry into California and Texas is being met by "false and misleading" claims by Charter Communications about its HDTV and data offerings and phone service, Frontier said in a lawsuit (in Pacer) Monday in U.S. District Court in…
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Bridgeport, Connecticut. The suit asks for Charter to be enjoined from its advertising claims, ordered to disseminate new ads "designed to correct the false and misleading claims" and forced to pay unspecified damages. The suit said Frontier's buy of Verizon's wireline operations (see 1604010036) has been followed by Charter radio and print ads targeting former Verizon Fios customers in Texas and California, falsely claiming Frontier charges additional fees for HDTV service and puts limits on the amount of domestic calling available monthly. The suit also says the ads understate the speed of Frontier's internet offering, and Charter has run radio spots and mailed out ads claiming former Verizon Fios customers are being "ripped off by Frontier." Charter didn't comment Tuesday.