Items tagged with cramming

by Brandon Hill - Tue, May 12, 2015

Sprint And Verizon To Cough Up $158 Million For Unauthorized Phone Bill ‘Cramming’

In December 2014, T-Mobile faced the music and agreed to settle with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to the tune of $90 million for phone “cramming.” A few months prior, in October, AT&T coughed up $105 million for the same offense. So what is cramming? Cramming... Read more...

by Brandon Hill - Fri, Dec 19, 2014

T-Mobile Throws In The Towel, Agrees To $90M ‘Cramming’ Settlement With FTC

AT&T agreed to settle with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to the tune of $105 million in early October for its part in a “cramming” scheme that bilked customers out of millions of dollars. Cramming refers to any unauthorized charges on a customer’s cell phone bill, and typically come in the form of unsolicited... Read more...

by Ray Willington - Fri, Jul 04, 2014

T-Mobile CEO Denies Allegations Of Bogus Billing, Blames Other ‘Fraudsters’ Involved

We aren't entirely surprised that most CEOs aren't as outspoken as T-Mobile's CEO, but the more John Legere speaks, the more we wish that he'd give lessons in whatever spare time he has. Facing a media blitz regarding bill cramming -- a practice whereby major carriers shoved "Premium SMS" services into bills from 2009... Read more...

by Joel Hruska - Wed, Aug 15, 2012

Verizon Claims $5 Monthly Fee Necessary For Unlisted Number

We'd like to say we're surprised by Verizon's latest claims regarding fees, services, and ridiculous pricing, but after the "Share Everything" plans pegged the cost of a gigabyte of data at up to $50, we're immune to much of anything. A recent blog post at NetWorkWorld details one person's request for an explanation as to why having an unlisted... Read more...