ALBANY, N.Y. AP – New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said a subsidiary of Earthlink Inc. has agreed to end what he called deceptive marketing practices that led to overcharges for customers using its dial-up Internet service.
PeoplePC – with about 1.6 million subscribers nationwide – agreed to detail more clearly the cost of its service and provide refunds to its 50,000 New York customers who were billed for what Cuomo says were undisclosed charges. The service is advertised as a low-cost alternative to other Internet providers such as America Online.
