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Charter fined $174M in record-setting internet speed settlement
YEAR IN REVIEW: PLATTSBURGH’S BIGGEST HEADLINES
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ALBANY | Charter Spectrum will pay $174 million and refund customers $62 million in a settlement over claims it engaged in a “systematic scheme” to defraud and mislead internet subscribers by promising to deliver service that it knew it could not deliver. The settlement announced Tuesday by the state Attorney General’s Office is believed to represent the largest-ever payout to consumers by an internet service provider in U.S. history. Attorney General Barbara Underwood said the settlement should serve as a “wakeup call” to any company serving New York consumers and sets a new standard for how internet providers should fairly market their services. “Fulfill your promises or pay the price,” said Underwood in a statement.
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The state Attorney General’s office filed a complaint in New York State Supreme Court last year alleging that Charter, originally known as Time Warner Cable, had failed to deliver on internet speeds and the reliability it had promised subscribers. » Charter Cont. on pg. 2
» Top ten Cont. on pg. 7 In the wake of a flood that destroyed homes at Underwood Estates, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that $7 million in state funding would be allocated for families displaced. Photo by Elizabeth Izzo ings, crime, new businesses, town, UNDERWOOD UNDERWATER city and county governments, and A flood at Plattsburgh’s Underwood what’s happening at local schools. Estates in January displaced around We’ve covered the continuing roll- 1 percent of the city’s population and out of the city’s $10 million Down- dominated headlines for weeks. Seventy By Elizabeth Izzo town Revitalization Initiative. The homes were either damaged or deSTA FF W RITER progress and completion of more than stroyed, and dozens of families were $38 million-worth of upgrades at the displaced. On Jan. 31, Gov. Andrew PLATTSBURGH | With the New Plattsburgh International Airport. Cuomo toured the aftermath and pledged Year on the horizon, it’s time to take We’ve reported on cryptocurrency, to allocate $7 million in state funding a look at the top stories of 2018. the opioid epidemic, political contro- to aid local families displaced by the In the last 12 months, we’ve had versies and the aftermath of a flood disaster. The funding was approved reporters on the ground covering that displaced dozens of families. by the state legislature in February. In hundreds of breaking news stories. Here’s a look at some of the local August, five families returned home; the first of dozens expected to receive We’ve reported on court proceed- stories that defined 2018. new homes with the help of state aid.
A look back at 2018’s top stories
North Country receives $64.8 million in state awards Big day for infrastructure
pot this year. The North Country failed to make the cut as a “top performer,” which would have carried an additional $20 million in funding. Since 2011, more than $6.1 billion has been awarded to more than 7,300 projects statewide, according to Empire State Development, “creating or retaining” more than 230,000 jobs. A total of 70 projects across the region will receive funding. The awards on Tuesday bring the total funds received by the North Country Regional Economic Development Council to $614 million since 2011. The full list of project can be viewed here. » REDC awards Cont. on pg. 3
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HELPING HAND: The Plattsburgh Professional Firefighters Local 2421 union donated a truckload of toys to the Clinton County Christmas Bureau on Dec. 19. The Clinton County Christmas Bureau is a local non-profit dedicated to delivering toys to families in need during the holidays. Included in the firefighters’ donation: A number of toy firetrucks for children in need. Photo by Elizabeth Izzo
ALBANY | The North Country received $64.8 million in state economic development funds on Tuesday. The funds come as part of the Regional Economic Development Council Awards, the annual event when the state allocates millions in grants, subsidies, tax credits and other economic incentives to 10 regions across the state. Ten regions competed for a $763 million
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