Astound Broadband: equipment return

Return equipment on or before the disconnect date, at a local office or by prepaid FedEx; keep the tracking number.

ACredibility A · last verified 2026-10-12 · 100% official or government sources

What does this mean?

Grade A (high: almost everything comes from official pages read directly). 100% of 19 sources are the organization's own pages or government sites.

All Astound Broadband contacts Open in the interactive directory JSON

Collect

FedEx tracking number or office receipt
equipment serial numbers

Steps

Call 1.800.427.8686 to schedule the disconnect and confirm the local office can take the equipment, or ask for a prepaid FedEx label.
OnlineAstound equipment return policy (local office or prepaid FedEx label)
Drop the package at any FedEx location and keep the tracking number.
If charged for returned equipment, give the tracking number and ask for removal.
PhoneAstound residential customer care and support +1-800-427-8686

More contacts for this issue

ChatAstound Live Chat (digital assistant or live agent)

In personAstound retail service centers and payment centers

Facts you can cite

Deadline
Astound asks customers to return equipment on the day of or before the scheduled disconnect work order; the terms require return immediately upon termination.
Source: astound.com, verified 2026-10-12
Fee
Unreturned equipment is charged according to Astound's then-current schedule of charges, and lost, damaged or destroyed equipment is charged regardless of circumstances.
Source: astound.com, verified 2026-10-12
Deadline
Customers must give Astound notice of a dispute within one (1) year of the event giving rise to it.
Source: astound.com, verified 2026-10-12

If that fails, escalate

Go up one step at a time. Keep the reference numbers and dates from each contact.

Customer service
PhoneAstound residential customer care and support +1-800-427-8686
Retention team
Astound publishes no retention number.
Written complaint
MailAstound Legal Department (address named in the customer terms) ASTOUND, 650 COLLEGE ROAD EAST, SUITE 3100, PRINCETON, NJ 08540, ATTN - LEGAL DEPARTMENT
Astound publishes no complaint address; this is the only postal address in the terms. Send disputes within one year of the event.
Federal regulator
RegulatorFederal Communications Commission, Consumer Complaint Center +1-888-225-5322
State agency
Your state’s utility commission. Find it in the list of state agencies (also as JSON: states/<code>.json, for example states/ny.json).
State agency
Your state’s attorney general. Find it in the list of state agencies (also as JSON: states/<code>.json, for example states/ny.json).
Arbitration
Arbitration covers disputes not resolved informally. Claims of $5,000 or less may go to small claims court instead.

Watch out

Rate cards are behind the MyAstound sign-in.
The terms name no notice-of-dispute address.

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