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BRIEF: Vonage to refund $3 million
[November 17, 2009]

BRIEF: Vonage to refund $3 million


Nov 17, 2009 (The News and Observer - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Internet phone pioneer Vonage will issue $3 million in refunds to dissatisfied customers in North Carolina and other states under an agreement with 32 state regulators announced Monday.

The refunds are part of a settlement over complaints alleging that the company refused to cancel service after a trial period.

About 65 people in North Carolina complained to the state attorney general. Those customers were typically owed $100 to $150, said attorney generalspokeswoman Noelle Talley.


To qualify for the refund, North Carolina consumers must file a complaint by March 16, 2010. The forms are available at www.ncdot.gov or at877-566-7226.

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