Settlement Structure: Claims Made
Active: Closed
Closed Settlement Statement:
According to court documents, the claim submission deadline has passed. Please contact the claims administrator if you have any questions.
Case Summary:Telecom Evolutions, LLC and Quality Speaks, LLC (together forming DSL Extreme) are settling a class action alleging they falsely marketed their TrueSTREAM internet service in California as being “fiber optic.” The complaint alleges this was misleading, constituted intentional misrepresentation, and violated false advertising laws. The settlement pertains to four packages of DSL Extreme’s TrueSTREAM internet packages, 768 kbps, 1.5 mb, 3.0 mb, and 6.0 mb.
Docket Number:18STCV08068
Company: Quality Speaks, LLC
Filing Deadline: December 21, 2022
Class Period: March 1, 2015 to July 14, 2017
Objection Deadline: December 21, 2022
Exclusion Deadline: December 21, 2022
Final Approval Hearing: January 20, 2023
Proof of Purchase:No proof is required, but you must list all of the DSL Extreme TrueSREAM service packages that you bought and the related dates of purchase, along with the phone number associated with your TrueSTREAM service.
Eligibility:You may be eligible if you meet all of the following requirements:
- You subscribed to DSL Extreme’s TrueSTREAM internet service via one or more of the following packages: 768 kbps, 1.5 mb, 3.0 mb, and 6.0 mb.
- You were eligible for an ADSL1 package in that you lived in an area serviced by the ADSL1 and maintained a standard copper-based phone line with AT&T concurrent with each month you had TrueSTREAM service through DSL Extreme.
- You lived within, and had a phone line with, one of the following area codes: 213; 310; 323; 408; 415; 424; 442; 510; 562; 619; 626; 628; 650; 657; 661; 669; 707; 714; 747; 805; 818; 831; 858; 909; 925; 949; or 951, and
- Your TrueSTREAM subscription began no earlier than March 1, 2015 and no later than July 14, 2017.
Cash payment according to the TrueSTREAM package you had, multiplied by the number of months you had that package:
- 768 kbps package: $5 per month, for each month of active service.
- 1.5 mb package: $8 per month, for each month of active service.
- 3.0 mb package: $13 per month, for each month of active service.
- 6.0 mb package: $13 per month, for each month of active service.
Also, nonmonetary relief: DSL Extreme will not refer to TrueSTREAM internet service as “fiber optic” unless it can ensure that TrueSTREAM customers are connected via fiber optic cable between the central office and their homes.
Total Settlement Amount: Unknown
Class Representative Proposed Incentive Fee:$1,500
Law Firms:
Halunen Law
Reese LLP
Claim Form: Fiber Optic Settlement Claim Form
Case Name: Chinitz v. Telecom Evolutions, LLC
Settlement Website: Fiber Optic Settlement Website
Claims Administrator:
Kroll Settlement Administration, LLC
Chinitz v. Telecom Evolutions
c/o Kroll Settlement Administration
P.O. Box 5324
New York, NY 10150-5324
info@fiberopticsettlement.com
833-620-3580