equipment will be posted to Customer’s account and will appear on the next available
billing statement. In the event that the Equipment is destroyed, damaged, lost or
stolen, or not returned to Charter upon termination of Service, Customer shall be
liable to Charter for applicable unreturned equipment fees as may be set forth in
your Video Services rate card or any Supplemental Terms form, if applicable, or the
full replacement cost of such equipment. Further, Customer understands and agrees
that Charter may charge Customer’s credit card on file at termination of Service in the
amount of any outstanding balance and/or for the cost of any unreturned Equipment,
in accordance with applicable law.
PRIOR ACCOUNTS. Customer represents that no monies are owed to Charter from
previous accounts with Charter. If Charter finds a prior account with Customer with
monies owed to Charter, then Charter may apply any funds received to that prior
account before the funds are applied to the new account. If customer is requesting
new services, any prior account balance owed must be paid before new services
can be completed.
MOVING. Before you move, please contact Charter. This is the best way for us to
disconnect your Service, recover your Equipment and arrange for cable television
service in your new home. Call us in advance, and Charter will schedule a new
installation, provided that your new home is in our service area. Should you decide to
disconnect your cable television Service, receivers, remote-control devices, modems
and any other equipment provided by us should be returned to us immediately. Do
not leave the Equipment in your vacant home or with anyone else.
INSIDE WIRING*. A Wire Maintenance Plan is offered to customers for a low monthly
rate. It covers the repair of customers’ inside communications wires. The optional plan
applies to most inside wiring problems associated with cable and telephone wires.
Charter does not service television sets, or any other equipment (such as VCR’s,
home antennas, or other cable compatible equipment) not owned by us as part of
this plan, even if it is attached to the cable or to the cable equipment. Certain other
limitations may apply to the plan, such as the exclusion of repairs necessary as a
result of illegal installations, abuse or other misconduct, unauthorized modifications
of inside wiring and/or catastrophic events like fires or floods. Please contact Charter
for more information about the Wire Maintenance Plan.
SUSPENSION/CREDITS FOR LOSS OF SERVICE. Charter endeavors to respond to
a complete outage in a customer’s service within 24 hours of the outage being
reported, except in situations beyond our control. If you have a service problem,
please contact Charter immediately as any applicable credit that is available will
be issued from the date you notify us. Charter will not be responsible for any failure
or interruption of programming or Service resulting from circumstances beyond its
control. Customer shall not be entitled to consequential damages of any sort, under
any circumstance.
INDEMNITY. In requesting and accepting Service, Customer agrees to indemnify
and hold Charter harmless from and against any and all demands, claims, suits,
attorney or witness fees, liabilities and other expenses for damages to property or
injury or death of any person arising from the installation and provision of Service,
except such as was caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of Charter or
its authorized employees or agents. You agree that Charter is not liable for any
consequential damages as a result of any loss of Service, nor will you make any
claims or undertake any actions against Charter for loss of Service.
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COMPLAINT PROCEDURES Charter Communications maintains offices and trained
maintenance staff to respond promptly to customers’ requests. Technical personnel
will be dispatched as needed. We strive to resolve any complaints concerning service
as quickly as possible. Should a customer have any unresolved complaint regarding
quality of service, equipment malfunctions, or similar matters, please contact Charter
Customer Service. If a complaint remains unresolved, you may write a brief explanation
of the complaint and actions taken and send them to: Charter Communications,
Vice President, 95 Higgins Street, Worcester, MA 01606. Additionally, Charter
Communications holds an operating certificate from the Vermont Public Service Board
and is also regulated by the Federal Communications Commission. Both of these
entities may assist customers who are unable to get a satisfactory resolution of their
complaints directly from the company.
Dispute Resolution: You should first try to resolve any complaint or dispute directly
with Charter. If you remain unsatisfied by Charter’s response, you may request
assistance from the Vermont Department of Public Service Consumer Hotline by calling
1-800-622-4496 or writing 112 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05620-2601. Assistance
is available Monday through Friday, except state holidays, between the hours of 7:45
a.m. and 4:30 p.m. TTY/TDD number is 1-800-734-8390.
THEFT OF SERVICE
Theft of service is the unauthorized interception and/or receipt of any communications
and services offered over a cable system or tampering with cable equipment
without the express authorization of the cable operator. Cable theft can occur when
an individual knowingly and willfully makes illegal connections to a cable system
or alters any equipment or installs any unauthorized equipment so as to receive
Charter’s cable signal without Charter’s authorization or knowledge. Cable theft can
also occur when an individual continues to receive Charter’s cable signal subsequent
to termination of Service.
Any person who unlawfully intercepts or receives communications provided over a
cable system violates the Federal Communications Act as amended. [See 47 U.S.C.
§553]. This includes the theft of audio, video, textual data, or other service, including
data transmitted to or from a customer over a system that has interactive capability.
Parties found guilty of cable theft are subject to both civil and criminal penalties,
which may include substantial fines and/or time in prison. These prohibitions apply
to manufacturers, suppliers and users of unauthorized cable devices.
Also, a cable operator may seek substantial monetary damages for the theft of its
cable services. In addition, if the violations are willful and for commercial advantage
or private financial gain, the court may award additional damages of up to $50,000
in civil cases and a maximum of $100,000 for certain criminal violations, in addition
to a maximum of five years imprisonment for subsequent offenses.
Congress enacted this legislation because it believes that theft of cable service poses
a major threat to the economic viability of cable operators and cable programmers.
Theft of service creates unfair burdens on cable customers who are forced to subsidize
the illegal reception by other individuals of cable service without paying for it.
To contact Charter call 1-888-GET CHARTER (1-888-438-2427)
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