COMCAST, MASSACHUSETTS SETTLE
DIGITAL TV CASE
BOSTON | Comcast has settled allegations that the cable company did not
accurately and fairly give
Massachusetts customers information about the government-mandated
digital television transition in February.
Attorney General Martha Coakley's office said Friday that under the
agreement, Comcast will modify its Web site and future mailings and destroy
its ''Get Ready'' mailings, which were the subject of the office's
investigation.
Coakley said Comcast failed to tell customers about other digital television
options and presented misleading price comparisons on its Web site. Comcast
spokesman Marc Goodman said Comcast discussed changing the campaign with
Coakley's office, as well as held town hall meetings and produced public
service announcements to educate Massachusetts residents about the
transition.
