Verizon sued by Pennsylvania over Amazon Echo promotional deal

Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg

Verizon is facing a lawsuit from the Pennsylvania attorney general, after customers accused the company of failing to let them redeem a promotional offer for a free Amazon Echo.

According to the suit, which was brought against the company this week by Attorney General Josh Shapiro, the company offered prospective customers a free Echo, and in some cases an Amazon Prime membership, if they signed up for a two-year contract.

Verizon sent an email to customers where they could redeem the offer after signing into a Verizon account, but after logging in, they weren’t redirected to a site where they could then claim the promotion, according to the complaint. Customers, in some cases, allegedly…

Continue reading…

from The Verge – All Posts http://bit.ly/2RTJ4u4
via IFTTT