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9 March 2015

FTC Settles with Mobile Carrier Over Cramming Charges

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On December 19, 2014, the FTC announced that it had reached a settlement agreement with a mobile carrier over mobile cramming charges.
United States Media, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment

On December 19, 2014, the FTC announced that it had reached a settlement agreement with a mobile carrier over mobile cramming charges. The carrier agreed to pay at least $90 M in refunds and fines for allegedly billing customers for unwanted third party charges in a way that was difficult to detect or understand.

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