04/18/2016
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Source: Public Prosecutor of Minas Gerais
Operator conditioned hiring of Internet access to the acquisition of cable TV service
The judgment of the 9th Civil Court of Belo Horizonte dismissed the requests for clarification of appeal and maintained the sentence against the company Mines Cape Telecomunicações Ltda, determining which operator is not required, nor prejudging or requiring contracting and payment of pay-TV services to users of the internet access service.
The court decision also appeal object is the result of a public civil action filed by the Public Prosecutor of Minas Gerais against the practice of tying perpetrated by Minas Cable Telecomunicações Ltda., By conditioning the hiring of access to broadband Internet acquisition of cable TV service.
The ruling Justice also states that the company fails to suspend access to the internet because of not hiring or non-payment of pay-TV services. For consumers who have been deprived of access to the internet for this reason, the court determines that the operator returns to provide the service.
Finally, the court determines that the company communicate the content of the decision to all subscribers of the Internet access service, individually, to enable the effective right of choice to consumers who signed the TV cable service unnecessarily.
Source: Public Prosecutor of Minas Gerais
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