Benefits Under the Agreement. The Agreement provides benefits to all who were Bell First Rate Plan Customers on or before September 27, 2000, and who were affected by alleged unilateral changes to the Bell First Rate Plan as set out in the class actions. The benefits summarized below are described fully in the Agreement. REDUCTION OF CALL WINDOW In fall 2000, Xxxx Canada reduced the First Rate Plan call window from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m., to 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., removing the 2 hours from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m., resulting in customers paying regular daytime long distance charges for calls made during those hours. The Agreement provides for a reimbursement of those additional charges for a period of 60 days following November 16, 2000, net of applicable legal fees and expenses. Class Members who are Xxxx Canada Customers on the Court Approval Date are entitled to reimbursement through Xxxx Canada records and will receive a telephone xxxx credit. 800 PLUS MINUTES OF LONG DISTANCE PER MONTH In fall 2000, Xxxx Canada altered the First Rate Plan so that customers would be charged for each minute of long distance calling over 800 minutes per month whereas previously First Rate Plan Customers had been entitled to make unlimited long distance calls under the fixed First Rate Plan charge. The Agreement provides for a reimbursement ofthose additional charges for a period of 60 days following September 28, 2000, net of applicable legal fees and expenses. Class Members who are Xxxx Canada Customers on the Court Approval Date are entitled to reimbursement through Xxxx Canada records and will receive a telephone xxxx credit. CLAIM PROCESS Class Members who are no longer Xxxx Canada’s clients will be entitled to apply for a prepaid long distance calling card through a claim process which requires submission of a Claim Form which must be completed and forwarded before September 8, 2004, accompanied with, if available, telephone invoices from September 2000 to January 2001.
Benefits Under the Agreement. The Agreement provides benefits to all who were Bell First Rate Plan Customers on or before September 27, 2000, and who were affected by alleged unilateral changes to the Bell First Rate Plan as set out in the class actions. The benefits summarized below are described fully in the Agreement.
Benefits Under the Agreement
