Advertising Claims
We’re not your typical internet provider, so these aren’t your typical advertising disclosures. Our goal is to make sure everyone – no matter how tech or legal savvy – can understand what’s behind our marketing claims. Here’s the story behind some of the key terms or phrases we use.
Advertised offer details
No contracts / no early termination fees
- There is no contract to tie you down on any of our internet or our phone service plans. We don’t even offer anything else. And you don’t have to bundle other services to get our advertised offers.
- For Fidium@Home, we offer a 1-year internet price lock, but we don’t require you to sign a contract. You have the flexibility to change your plan or cancel your service whenever you want with no penalty.
- For Fidium@Work, we offer predictable pricing year after year and we don’t require you to sign a contract. You have the flexibility to change your plan or cancel your service whenever you want with no penalty.
30-day money-back guarantee
- All Fidium internet and phone plans come with a 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee. You may cancel your service within the first 30 days and receive credit for all charges that have been billed, including applicable fees and surcharges. You can cancel for any reason and without penalty, but we won’t be able to provide any refunds for services provided after your first 30 days in service. Oh, and don’t forget to send back your Fidium WiFi equipment to avoid being charged for keeping it.
No bundles required / No bundled pricing
- Our advertised pricing doesn’t change depending on what other services you might order. If you want a phone line, great. If you want to order streaming TV from one of our preferred partners, great. If not, that’s ok, too.
No hidden fees / Transparent pricing
- Our advertised prices include all the bells and whistles we advertise as being part of the service, with no additional costs necessary to enjoy the features we advertise. The only exception is international long-distance calling charges, taxes and other governmental imposed surcharges that vary by your location and the type of service you purchase. See the list of taxes and fees that may apply to you.
- What do Fidium’s advertised internet rates include?
- The standard rate for your internet plan
- Promotional discount on internet for new residential customers (discount amount varies by plan selected)
- Or, predictable pricing, year after year, for business customers
- WiFi gateway and access to the Fidium Attune WiFi™ or Attune@Work™ WiFi app to manage your network
- Paperless billing discount (-$2.50/mo)*
- AutoPay discount (-$2.50/mo)*
*Our advertised rates assume you will participate in our paperless billing and AutoPay programs. You are not required to participate in these programs, but we highly encourage it! You may cancel your participation in these programs at any time, but we’ll have to remove your discount(s) when you do.
- What do the advertised phone rates include?
Fidium@Home price lock / Promotional rate eligibility
- The total price you are charged for internet service will not change for your entire first year as a customer. If we were to unexpectedly change our standard internet rates during that time, your promotional discount would also change to ensure that the total price you’re paying for internet stays the same. When your promotion expires, you will begin to pay the standard rate for the service purchased. We plan to offer existing customers opportunities to upgrade service or gain access to the newest and coolest features whenever they become available. We may even surprise you with new promotions from time to time. We’ll contact you when we have a new offer or feature that can benefit you.
Fidium@Work predictable pricing
- The total price you are charged for internet service will not change year after year. If we were to unexpectedly change our standard internet rates, your total price you’re paying for internet stays the same. We’ll contact you when we have a new offer or feature that can benefit you.
Professional installation / Free installation
- We require professional installation of all our services. We offer free professional installation on all fiber internet plans. This means that a Fidium Network Expert will come to your home to install service and ensure it is working properly.
- We’ll need to be inside your location for up to 3 hours on your installation day, depending on the number of connected devices in your home. Occasionally, it takes longer than expected, based on things like your location's distance from the street and the number of connected devices you have. Please make sure someone 18 years of age or older is available for your appointment.
- Successful internet installation is not guaranteed and will depend on many factors, including home size and layout, WiFi gateway location, computer age and condition, and the presence of other possibly interfering electronics. Each computer must have a wireless adapter and meet minimum system requirements. File and print sharing, game console setup, and connection of other wireless devices are not included in professional installation. Wireless adapters, hard-wired networking, and additional WiFi extenders are available for a separate charge.
No gimmicks
- See “no data caps,” “no contracts,” “30-day money-back guarantee,” “no bundles,” “no hidden fees,” “price lock” and “free installation.”
WiFi gateway / Leased equipment
- The Optical Network Terminal (ONT) is required to provide Fidium Fiber internet service to your home. This device connects the fiber that has been installed outside of your house to your router, whether you choose to supply your own router or lease the Fidium WiFi Gateway. The Fidium WiFi Gateway is the preferred option and provides access to the Fidium Attune WiFi™ or Attune@Work™ WiFi app to manage your network. Leased equipment will be replaced as needed. Your leased WiFi Gateway equipment remains the property of Fidium and must be returned in good working condition within 10 business days of service disconnection, or an equipment charge will apply.
Taxes and surcharges
- Fidium collects taxes and fees required by local, state or federal governments. Those charges are based on the services you order and where you live and are not included in our advertised rates. They are also not controlled by Fidium and are subject to change, so unfortunately, we don’t know the total amount of these charges in advance. You will be able to see the exact list on your first bill – they normally add up to a couple bucks or less. Read more about applicable taxes and surcharge in your local area.
- In some communities, a Fiber Infrastructure Build Recovery Fee applies to internet service. We make sure to include this cost in advertised pricing when it can be targeted to potential customers in the applicable community. For example, if you find your town’s page on our website, you’ll be able to see the cost of our service with the Broadband Infrastructure charge included, if applicable. And any time you order our service online, this cost is shown up-front in your shopping cart.
Who is Fidium?
- Fidium is a fiber internet brand of Consolidated Communications. This means that you may see Consolidated Communications on your bank or credit/debit card statement. Don’t worry, your payment will apply to your Fidium bill amount due.
Service availability
- Fidium specializes in connecting individuals and families. Check service availability where you live.
- If you have a simple home office, we can support you with Fidium Fiber internet and VoIP phone service. But if you have multiple business locations, need team collaboration and productivity tools, website design services, or connectivity to an additional location outside your home, let us refer you to Consolidated Communications.
Other customer terms and policies
Other marketing claims
Dedicated connection / No sharing
- In a fiber network, there is a single fiber that leaves our central equipment. The signal running over that fiber is then used to connect multiple locations in your area. However, you have a dedicated connection from our network equipment in your area, straight to your home or building. On this dedicated connection, your bandwidth is always available to you. The speed you receive isn’t impacted by the usage of others in your area, so you can get the service you expect, even during peak hours of use.
WiFi connectivity
- We use the latest WiFi technology for our gateways and have wireless extenders available. WiFi extenders are $5/mo (waived with 2 Gig plan). The WiFi Gateway is $10/mo and is included in the advertised price, no matter which plan you select.
No data cap
- Many providers are instituting data caps as a not-so-subtle way to charge you more…and we don’t do that. With Fidium, you have unlimited data. That means you can stream, share, work and play without limits and without additional fees based on your usage of our service.
True Gig / Symmetrical speeds
- It’s a fancy way of saying you have a connection with equal download and upload speeds. For example, with a 1 Gig Fidium Fiber internet connection you get 1 Gig of download AND 1 Gig of upload speeds. High upload speeds are great for people working from home, students, gamers, content creators and more.
- Although Gig speeds over WiFi are possible with Fidium Gig+ service, wireless speeds vary depending on device limitations, distance from the wireless access point, the number of connected devices, and network interference. Use our Fidium Attune WiFi™ or Attune@Work™ WiFi app to test the internet speeds or to see the capabilities of each individual device over WiFi. For tips on how to ensure you are getting your best internet connection, see our support section for your home network or business network.
100% pure fiber internet
- We own and manage the fiber network that serves Fidium customers. It’s the most reliable internet-delivery technology on the market, and we use only this fiber-based network to deliver your service.