Minnesota Attorney General Ellison obtains relief for more than 30,000 Comcast/Xfinity customers

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced that his office has settled the Attorney General’s lawsuit against Comcast/Xfinity and obtained refunds for 15,600 Minnesotans, as well as debt relief for an additional 16,000 Minnesotans. Together, the refunds and debt relief are worth millions of dollars. The settlement also requires Comcast to change its advertising practices to disclose to its customers the full amount that they will be charged for service. Under the terms of the settlement, Comcast is required to pay out $1.14 million in refunds. The settlement also requires Comcast to pay $160,000 to Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, which can also be used to provide refunds to consumers. In addition to refunds, Comcast will wipe clean the debt for approximately 16,000 former customers that Comcast charged an early termination fee after they downgraded or canceled their services while they were locked into a contract.