Eligible Verizon customers could share a $100 million settlement

Eligible Verizon customers could share a $100 million settlement،

Current and former Verizon customers who had a postpaid account and used the carrier's wireless or data services between January 1, 2016 and November 8, 2023 could be in line to receive up to $100 each following the settlement of a class action. action suit. The suit alleged that Verizon charged its postpaid wireless account holders “monthly administrative fees and/or telecommunications administrative and collection fees (collectively, “Administrative Fees”) that were unfair and were not adequately disclosed.
If you are eligible for any portion of the settlement, you will receive notice by email or postal mail that, based on Verizon, you have the right to get some of the settlement money back. If you receive this notice, you should click on this link and click on the green link found on the website to file your claim. This must be done before April 15. Once you file a claim, you can no longer pursue it Verizon individually on the monthly administrative costs. According to court documents, Verizon settled the lawsuit for $100 million.

If you don't do anything by February 20, you won't receive part of the settlement and you won't be able to sue. Verizon. On the other hand, if you announce beforehand that you have decided to withdraw from the settlement, you can still sue Verizon individually. To unsubscribe, you must send a signed request, no later than February 20, no later than February 20. This letter must include:

  1. Your full name, telephone number, postal address and email address.
  2. A clear statement that you wish to be excluded from the settlement group.
  3. The name of this trial: “Esposito et al. v. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless'.
  4. Your original signature.

Send this letter to Verizon Administrative Fee Settlement Administrator, Attn: Exclusions, PO Box 58220, Philadelphia, PA 19102.

A fairness hearing will take place on March 22 and as we noted previously, the deadline to file a claim is April 15. The final amount received by each eligible person Verizon the customer will be determined by the length of time he/she has been a Verizon customer when the allegedly unfair and insufficiently disclosed fees were charged.

To be clear, a postpaid account is one where you receive a bill and make your payment for the previous month after using the carrier's service. A prepaid account is one in which you pay in advance for the upcoming month's service. I repeat, this regulation only concerns Verizon customers who had a postpaid account and were billed for administrative fees between January 1, 2016 and November 8, 2023.