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Company: Cablevision Systems Corporation
Current Parent CompanyAltice USA Inc.
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Penalty: $179,000,000
Year: 2016
Date: September 12, 2016
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Mega-ScandalPrice Fixing
Violation Description: Cablevision agreed to provide free services estimated to be worth at least $179 million to settle litigation alleging it improperly required cable customers to rent the company's set-top boxes.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: District of New Jersey
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2:10cv2190
Case Name: Marchese v. Cablevision Systems Corporation et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New York
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: telecommunications
Specific Industry of Current Parent: telecommunications
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