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AT&T Agrees to Drop Bid for T-Mobile
5:25PM 12/19/2011
AT&T said Monday that it is ending its $39 billion bid to buy T-Mobile USA after facing fierce government objections. The cellphone giant said that the actions of the government to block the deal do not change the challenges of the wireless phone industry, which it says requires more airwaves, known as spectrum, to expand. The deal would have solved that problem for a time, and without it, "customers will be harmed and needed investment will be stifled," AT&T said in a statement.
Since 2008, the Federal Communications Commission has received nearly 6,000 complaints about excessively loud TV commercials. But on Wednesday, the FCC adopted rules to enforce the 2010 Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act, requiring that TV ads have the same average volume as the programs they accompany.
FCC Deal Will Save Us from Cellphone Bill Shock
1:20PM 10/17/2011
The gradual addition of extra fees to your cellphone bill can be a bit like gaining weight -- you don't keep track of your habits, until one day you open your bill and experience "bill shock." The FCC thinks you deserve advanced warning, and starting soon, your cell provider will have to give it to you.
Phone-Cramming Victims: We Want to Hear Your Stories
9:30AM 8/06/2011
Technology, People, Family Money, Personal Finance, Saving Money
DailyFinance readers tell us they're frustrated and angry about phone cramming, or the practice of cheating customers by adding illegitimate charges to their phone bills. If you've been a victim of phone cramming, we want to hear about it.
Fraud! FCC Takes Aim at the Scammers Secretly Padding Your Phone Bill
5:15PM 7/15/2011
Technology, Economy, Economizer, Family Money, Personal Finance, Saving Money, Features
Earlier this week, the FCC proposed new rules designed to crack down on "phone cramming," a widespread, illegal practice that robs billions of dollars from phone users. And with 300 million third-party charges hidden in phone bills every year, odds are, you've been a victim.
Who can't relate to opening a monthly cell phone bill and seeing a balance substantially greater than expected? Data, roaming and other charges can quickly lead to "bill shock" and one federal agency is trying to help dial down the surprise.
"Hi. This is Rachel from Cardholder Services." It's safe to say that millions of Americans have received a call from Rachel or one of her robo-calling cohorts at some point. In fact, there have been so many complaints about calls from robo-dialers with pre-recorded announcements that the government...
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