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Sprint, Verizon customers have until Dec. 31 for 'cramming' refund

2015-12-29 02:31:04| Telecom - Topix.net

Customers with Sprint and Verizon Wireless have until Dec. 31 to claim refunds tied to a settlement with the Federal Communications Commission over mobile "cramming." In May, both wireless carriers agreed to pay $158 million to settle claims they were billing customers for millions of dollars in text-messaging subscription services without their permission.

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Sprint, Verizon to pay $158 million for mobile cramming

2015-05-16 11:31:25| Telecom - Topix.net

Sprint Corporation and Verizon Wireless will pay a combined $158 million for unauthorized charges on consumers' cell phone bills, Attorney General Roy Cooper announced today. "Consumers who got hit with extra charges they didn't agree to now have a chance to get their money back," Cooper said.

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Sprint, Verizon to pay $158 million for mobile cramming

2015-05-16 10:01:56| IT Services - Topix.net

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Verizon, Sprint to pay $158M to settle charges of 'cramming'

2015-05-13 03:38:42| IT Services - Topix.net

Verizon and Sprint agreed to pay a combined $158 million -- including $120 million in refunds to consumers -- to settle charges they allowed their customers to be illegally billed by third parties, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said on Tuesday. The wireless providers agreed to pay $38 million in federal and state penalties, as well as agreeing to improve oversight of third-party billing.

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