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EarthLink Unit Settles NY Complaint - The Associated Press

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

EarthLink Unit Settles NY ComplaintThe Associated Press - 3 hours agoPeoplePC is advertised as a low-cost alternative to other Internet providers such as America Online. PeoplePC — with about 1.6 million subscribers …Patchogue man joins settlement in PeoplePC case NewsdayEarthLink subsidiary settles deceptive marketing charges ComputerworldInternet company to pay fine, give refunds Bizjournals.comWXXA - Newsdayall 99 news articles

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EarthLink subsidiary settles deceptive marketing charges - Computerworld

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

EarthLink subsidiary settles deceptive marketing chargesComputerworld, MA - 11 hours agoJanuary 08, 2008 (Computerworld) — PeoplePC, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based EarthLink Inc., has agreed to refund New York consumers who were overcharged for …Earthlink subsidiary settles deceptive practice case NewsdayEarthLink subsidiary agrees to settlement Buffalo NewsInternet company to pay fine, give refunds Bizjournals.comall 98 news articles

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Cuomo Announces Statewide Settlement With Internet Provider - Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

Cuomo Announces Statewide Settlement With Internet ProviderBrooklyn Daily Eagle, NY - 14 hours agoUnder the terms of the settlement, PeoplePC will be required to pay the state $20000 and refund customers up to three months in account service charges and …

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Patchogue man joins settlement in PeoplePC case (Newsday)

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

Reggie Rutledge, a 59-year-old retiree, was attracted to PeoplePC’s dial-up Internet service for its low introductory rate of about $5 a month. But about a half year after using the service, he got a surprise: $500 in phone charges.

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Patchogue man joins settlement in PeoplePC case - Newsday

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

Patchogue man joins settlement in PeoplePC caseNewsday, NY - 20 hours agoBY RICHARD J. DALTON JR | richard.dalton@newsday.com January 8, 2008 Reggie Rutledge, a 59-year-old retiree, was attracted to PeoplePC's dial-up Internet …EarthLink subsidiary settles deceptive marketing charges ComputerworldInternet company to pay fine, give refunds Bizjournals.comPeople PC and New York Attorney General Reach Agreement WXXAThe Associated Press - Buffalo Newsall 98 news articles

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State news of national interest - International Herald Tribune

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

State news of national interestInternational Herald Tribune, France - 21 hours agoPeoplePC's 50000 customers in the state are eligible for refunds, and the company promised to detail more clearly how much it charges. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. …

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Daily Briefing - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Monday, January 7th, 2008

Daily BriefingAtlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - 51 minutes agoAtlanta-based EarthLink Inc.'s PeoplePC unit agreed to stop deceptive marketing of its dial-up Internet service and give refunds to New Yorkers who incurred …

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Low-cost Internet dial-up service to refund customers (Newsday)

Monday, January 7th, 2008

Reggie Rutledge, a 59-year-old retiree, was attracted to PeoplePC’s dial-up Internet service for its low introductory rate of about $5 a month. But about a half year after using the service, he got a surprise: $500 in phone charges.

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PeoplePC Settles Deceptive Marketing Charges (GigaLaw.com)

Monday, January 7th, 2008

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo says a subsidiary of Earthlink Inc. has agreed to end what he calls deceptive marketing practices that led to overcharges of customers using dial-up Internet service.

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PeoplePC fined in N.Y. for alleged deceptive marketing (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)

Monday, January 7th, 2008

EarthLink Inc. unit PeoplePC will pay a $20,000 settlement to the state of New York and will give refunds to customers in that state who were billed “excessive amounts in undisclosed charges,” New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s office reported Jan. 7.

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PeoplePC fined in N.Y. for alleged deceptive marketing (BizJournals)

Monday, January 7th, 2008

EarthLink Inc. unit PeoplePC will pay a $20,000 settlement to the state of New York and will give refunds to customers in that state who were billed “excessive amounts in undisclosed charges,” New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s office reported Jan. 7.

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PeoplePC fined in NY for alleged deceptive marketing - Bizjournals.com

Monday, January 7th, 2008

PeoplePC fined in NY for alleged deceptive marketingBizjournals.com, NC - 9 hours agoEarthLink Inc. unit PeoplePC will pay a $20000 settlement to the state of New York and will give refunds to customers in that state who were billed …Low-cost Internet dial-up service to refund customers NewsdayPeople PC and New York Attorney General Reach Agreement WXXAEarthLink Unit Settles NY Complaint The Associated PressNewsdayall 73 news articles

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EarthLink Unit Settles NY Complaint (San Francisco Chronicle)

Monday, January 7th, 2008

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said a subsidiary of EarthLink Inc. has agreed to end what he called deceptive marketing practices that led to overcharges for customers using its dial-up Internet service. PeoplePC is advertised as a low-cost…

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EarthLink unit settles NY complaint (The State)

Monday, January 7th, 2008

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said a subsidiary of EarthLink Inc. has agreed to end what he called deceptive marketing practices that led to overcharges for customers using its dial-up Internet service. PeoplePC is advertised as a low-cost alternative to other Internet providers such as America Online. PeoplePC - with about 1.6 million subscribers nationwide - agreed to detail more …

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Earthlink subsidiary settles deceptive practice case - Newsday

Monday, January 7th, 2008

Earthlink subsidiary settles deceptive practice caseNewsday, NY - 11 hours agoALBANY, NY - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo says a subsidiary of Earthlink Inc. has agreed to end what he calls deceptive marketing practices that …PeoplePC fined in NY for alleged deceptive marketing Bizjournals.comall 73 news articles

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