FTC Cracks Down on Cell Phone Bill 'Cramming' Scam
Cell phone bills are high enough, but some scammers have been inflating them with sneaky fraudulent charges. Now, the FTC is going after one such alleged crammer, Wise Media.
Cell phone bills are high enough, but some scammers have been inflating them with sneaky fraudulent charges. Now, the FTC is going after one such alleged crammer, Wise Media.
Under FCC rules that went into effect Wednesday, cell phone carriers are required to alert customers when they're at risk of incurring overage charges.
Most of us know we're supposed to negotiate when it comes to buying a house or a car, but how about at the dry cleaner? Or when we're on the phone with our cell phone provider? Hesitate no longer.
The nation's biggest telephone companies want you to believe that soaring cell phone bills are in our future -- if their demands for more wireless bandwidth aren't met. Is this a clear signal of what's to come, or just a lot of static?
Here's one reason why U.S. teens and young adults are luckier than their international counterparts: Unlike in many other countries, most American youths don't have to pay their own cell-phone bills.






