Frontier Internet Service Customers File Class Action Lawsuit Complaint Against Frontier Over Alleged Taxes and Fees.
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Frontier Communications Corporation, Frontier Communications of America, Inc., and Citizens Telecommunications Company of Minnesota, LLC (collectively “Frontier” or “Defendants”) in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (styled Clint Rasschaert, Ed Risch, Pamela Schiller, and Verna Schuna v. Frontier Communications Corporation, Frontier Communications of America, Inc., and Citizens Telecommunications Company of Minnesota, LLC, Class Action Case No. 11-cv-02963-DWF-JSM) alleging, among other things, that Frontier imposed state and local taxes and fees on internet services which Frontier was allegedly forbidden from collecting pursuant to its contractual obligations, the Federal Communications Act, the Internet Tax Freedom Act and state law, according to the Frontier Internet Service Taxes & Fees class action lawsuit complaint.
The Frontier Internet Service Taxes & Fees class action lawsuit complaint is reportedly brought on behalf of a putative class consisting of the following persons, unless otherwise excluded:
All individuals anywhere in the United States who have received internet service from Defendants and who:
1) Were charged federal tax in connection with their receipt of internet service; and/or
2) Were charged state or local taxes in connection with their receipt of internet service; and/or
3) Were charged USF Fees in connection with any portion of their bills other than the interstate telecommunications portion; and/or
4) Were charged 911 fees, TAP, Telerelay or other similar state telephone related fees in connection with their receipt of internet service; and/or
5) Were charged an HSI Surcharge; and/or
6) Received telephone bills that failed to clearly specify the identity of the carrier on whose behalf the charges were being imposed.
The Frontier Internet Service Taxes & Fees class action lawsuit complaint reportedly asserts claims for alleged breach of contract, violation of the Communications Act, 47 USC section 201, Internet Tax Freedom Act, 47 USC section 151, fraud, violations of the Minnesota Consumer Fraud Act and Deceptive Trade Practices Act, violation of Minnesota False Statements in Advertising Act, New York Deceptive Acts and Practices, and unjust enrichment.
If You Have Thoughts On The Frontier Internet Service Taxes & Fees Class Action Lawsuit, Share Your Class Action Comments Below.
Hi,
This is so flustrating, I see all these charges on my bill plus other charges and most of us do not have the resolve to correct the problem. The only ones that really get any restitution is the Lawyers in these lawsuits and we still do not get the problem resolved. And its not just a few companys doing this, when I look up most of all the other companys they are doing the same to us, phone companys, internet companys, real estate etc. I am sick of how corrupt everyone is getting and getting away with it.
Don
I hate this company. We had to have them, because where were living at the time, we couldn’t get anybody else. Then we bought a house in Pillager,MN , Aug. 19, 2011 and had to cancel their service because CTC wouldn’t let any other companies service the area, so, Frontier tried to charge us for over $ 500.00, to break our contract ( which we didn’t even know that we had one ), & when we didn’t pay it, they put it on our credit report. After about 2 months at our new house, we got a bill from them for over $ 200.00 to settle the bill ( which we thought ), we paid it & they still haven’t removed the old charges. We are about ready to dispute the charges with Credit company. We had our service with Frontier from about 9-2010 to 8- 2011. Always paid our bill on time.
Thank you for listening to me, Janene Irwin
Frontier tries anything to get your money. I have been trying since Dec. to get a bill correct and each time it goes up. First it was $465 then it went to over 6 hundred dollars and the last one is $924. The problem I find with this lawsuit is you can’t find out if you have money coming or the amount
I was in the contract for over 2 years with frontier when I went to canncel they tryed to tell me I was under a contract & I stated that my two years where past & then they tryed telling me that it was renewed over the phone noone ever called me to renew it. They droped itthen
It is very frustrating knowing that these big companies can get away with this stuff, I live on a very fixed income and i feel like I have been violated and taken advantage of. Someone needs to stop these companies from the unruly behavior .