[ NNSquad ] FTC accuses T-Mobile of massive bogus charging scam

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

FTC accuses T-Mobile of massive bogus charging scam

(11 Alive): http://www.11alive.com/story/tech/2014/07/01/ftc-tmobile/11915883/

    The Federal Trade Commission accused wireless carrier T-Mobile of
    adding bogus charges totaling "hundreds of millions of dollars" on
    customers' accounts without their consent.  In a statement released
    Tuesday, the FTC alleges T-Mobile placed charges on mobile phone bills
    for premium subscriptions that were never authorized by customers.
    The agency says T-Mobile participated in "cramming," a practice where
    the carrier places charges for services from a third-party company on
    consumers' bill without telling them.

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Since I'm a big T-Mobile fan, I'm very interested in T-M's side of
this story.

--Lauren--
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