both refunds of $75 to affected subscribers (with an additional $75 to those who rented the defective modem hardware for at least 24 months), and offers of complimentary subscriptions to services such as HBO (3 months) or Showtime (6 months) to all subscribers with an internet and television bundle. On August 28, 2017, Charter agreed to a $225,000 settlement in the state of Missouri over violations of telemarketing and No-call list laws. In July 2022, a jury in Dallas County, Texas ordered Charter to pay $375 million in compensatory damages plus $7 billion in punitive damages to the family of a woman who was murdered by a Spectrum technician. Lawyers for the woman's family contended that "systemic safety failures" at Spectrum led to the murder, and that Spectrum forged documents to force the case into arbitration instead of a jury trial, a claim that Charter denies. , Charter plans to appeal the ruling. See also List of United States telephone companies List of cable television companies List of Connecticut companies Spectrum Sports Spectrum News SportsNet LA References External links "Charter Communications executives sentenced in accounting schemes", The Detroit News, Associated Press, April 23, 2005 1993 establishments in Missouri 1999 initial public offerings 2010 initial public offerings Cable network groups in the United States Cable television companies of the United States Companies based in Stamford, Connecticut Companies listed on the Nasdaq Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2009 Internet service providers of the United States Mass media companies established in 1993 Mass media companies of the United States Telecommunications companies established in 1993 Telecommunications companies of the United States