Spectrum Cable subscribers file class action lawsuit over deceptive bill charges

Spectrum Cable class action lawsuit overview:

• Who: Plaintiff Richard Wookey filed a class action lawsuit against Charter Communications (DE) Inc., doing business as Spectrum Cable, and Charter Communications Operating LLC, doing business as Spectrum.
• Why: Wookey claims Spectrum Cable overcharges customers with deceptive fees.
• Where: The Spectrum class action lawsuit was filed in Kentucky federal court.

A new class action lawsuit alleges Charter Communications overcharges Spectrum Cable customers with a deceptive “Broadcast TV Surcharge” fee. 

Plaintiff Richard Wookey claims Charter, which does business as Spectrum Cable, uses the Broadcast TV Surcharge fee to “secretly” increase the monthly rate of its cable TV service plans.

Wookey argues that the Broadcast TV Surcharge fee is “deceptively named” to make it appear as if it is a government-related fee or tax when it is actually a “disguised” price increase.

“Charter has made this fee appear to be a legitimate government-related fee when, in fact, it is simply a way for Charter to advertise and promise lower rates than it actually charges,” the Spectrum class action lawsuit states.

Wookey wants to represent a nationwide class of consumers who paid Charter’s Broadcast TV Surcharge fee during the maximum limitation period.

The plaintiff accuses Charter of breach of contract, unjust enrichment and violating Kentucky’s Consumer Protection Act, among other things, and demands a jury trial.

Charter ‘deceptively’ advertises Spectrum service at lower monthly rates, class action claims

Wookey claims Charter “deceptively” advertises its Spectrum cable TV service plans as having a lower monthly rate than what it actually charges.

“Charter’s advertisements and contracts do not clearly and conspicuously disclose the true price of its services, instead concealing the Broadcast TV Surcharge fee in the fine print,” the Spectrum class action lawsuit says.

Wookey argues Charter’s alleged practice of charging a deceptive fee has caused him and other consumers to pay “substantially more” for Spectrum cable TV service than what they were led to believe it would cost.

“Charter’s deceptive fee practices have caused substantial harm to consumers like Plaintiff, who have been misled about the true cost of their cable TV service,” the Spectrum class action lawsuit claims.

In other entertainment news, Disney has agreed to a class action settlement that accused the company of driving up streaming costs by forcing its expensive ESPN sports channel onto streaming platforms.

Have you been charged a Broadcast TV Surcharge fee by Spectrum? Let us know in the comments.

The plaintiff is represented by Chauncey Hiestand, Zachary Taylor and Joseph Longmeyer of Winton & Hiestand Law Group PLLC.

The Spectrum Cable class action lawsuit is Wookey v. Charter Communications Inc., Case 3:25-cv-00408-RGJ, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.

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