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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...