Cablevision Sues Verizon Over Claims in Advertisements for Internet Speeds
Cablevision Systems, the fifth- largest U.S. cable-television provider by subscribers, sued Verizon Communications for allegedly running an advertising campaign that misrepresents Cablevision’s Internet speeds.
The TV, radio, direct-mail and Internet spots claim that a “just released” Federal Communications Commission study shows Cablevision delivers at most 59 percent of its advertised speeds during peak hours, according to the complaint filed in federal court in Brooklyn, New York. “The FCC report cited in Verizon’s ads reported the results of speed tests performed in March 2011,” Cablevision said in its complaint. “Cablevision has made significant upgrades to its broadband network in 2011 that render the March 2011 results obsolete.”
Cablevision Sues Verizon Over Claims in Advertisements for Internet Speeds