Optimum, Suddenlink fees $15M class action settlement

Update:

• Top Class Actions readers reported this settlement paying out up to $20 as of April 2024.
• Congratulations to everyone who filed a claim and got PAID!

• The court granted this settlement final approval Oct. 13, 2023.

• Let Top Class Actions know when you receive a check in the comments section below or on our Settlements & Payouts Facebook group.

Optimum and Suddenlink agreed to a $15 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims they charged hidden fees despite promising a flat rate monthly payment.

The settlement benefits Optimum and Suddenlink customers who were charged a Network Enhancement Fee, Network Access Surcharge, Broadcast Station Programming Surcharge, TV Broadcast Fee, Sports Programming Surcharge or Regional Sports Network Fee between July 27, 2018, and May 5, 2023.

Plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit claim Optimum and Suddenlink charged hidden, additional fees on internet and cable services despite promising to charge a flat monthly rate for these services. These fees allegedly raised consumers’ monthly costs during promotional periods.

Optimum and Suddenlink are internet and cable providers owned by Altice. The providers were combined under the Optimum name when Altice acquired the company.

Altice hasn’t admitted any wrongdoing but agreed to a $15 million settlement to resolve the class action lawsuit.

Under the terms of the Optimum and Suddenlink fees settlement, class members can receive a cash payment between $10 and $27.50. Payment amounts will vary depending on whether class members are current or former customers and if they paid a network fee, a TV fee or both.

Current customers who paid both a network fee and a TV fee will receive $27.50. Former customers who paid both a network fee and a TV fee will receive $20. Current customers will receive $15 if they paid a TV fee only or $12.50 if they paid a network fee only. Former customers who paid either a network fee or a TV fee will receive $10.

The deadline for exclusion and objection is Sept. 25, 2023.

The final approval hearing for the Optimum class action lawsuit settlement is scheduled for Oct. 13, 2023.

In order to receive settlement benefits, class members must submit a valid claim form by Sept. 5, 2023.

Who’s Eligible

Optimum and Suddenlink customers who were charged a Network Enhancement Fee, Network Access Surcharge, Broadcast Station Programming Surcharge, TV Broadcast Fee, Sports Programming Surcharge or Regional Sports Network Fee between July 27, 2018 and May 5, 2023

Potential Award

$27.50

Proof of Purchase

N/A

Claim Form

NOTE: If you do not qualify for this settlement do NOT file a claim.

Remember: you are submitting your claim under penalty of perjury. You are also harming other eligible Class Members by submitting a fraudulent claim. If you’re unsure if you qualify, please read the FAQ section of the Settlement Administrator’s website to ensure you meet all standards (Top Class Actions is not a Settlement Administrator). If you don’t qualify for this settlement, check out our database of other open class action settlements you may be eligible for.

Claim Form Deadline

09/05/2023

Case Name

Seale, et al. v. Altice USA Inc., et al., Case No. MER-L-618-23, in the New Jersey Superior Court for Mercer County

Final Hearing

10/13/2023

Settlement Website

OptimumSuddenlinkFeeSettlement.com

Claims Administrator

Optimum Suddenlink Fee Settlement Administrator
1650 Arch Street, Suite 2210
Philadelphia, PA19103
833-549-9657

Class Counsel

DENITTIS OSEFCHEN PRINCE PC

HATTIS & LUKACS

Defense Counsel

MAYER BROWN LLP