FTC Terms Frontier's Alleged Speed Misrepresentations 'Textbook Deception'

Frontier's alleged misrepresentation of its DSL speeds to customers is "textbook deception" and "violates federal and state consumer protection statutes," said (in Pacer, docket 21-cv-04155) the FTC and six states, asking the U.S. District Court for Central California Friday to deny Frontier's motion to dismiss its claim against the ISP (see 2107210062). "Thousands of consumers have complained that defendants were not providing the Internet speeds they have paid for," plaintiffs said. The officials said the court has standing to hear the claims because Frontier has "sufficient contacts within the United States to satisfy due process." Frontier didn't comment.