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Altice USA to pay over USD 72 mln in NY settlement after Tropical Storm Isaias

Tuesday 23 March 2021 | 12:08 CET | News
Altice USA has agreed to pay over USD 72 million to settle with New York regulators on how it handled outages during August's Tropical Storm Isaias, Rochester's Democrat & Chronicle reported. The settlement includes USD 68 million for improving infrastructure, with the rest going for credits to customers. It is the largest ever reached in the state for a company that is under Public Service Commission jurisdiction and failed to follow procedures related to an emergency response.

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Companies: Altice USA
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