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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) presents the full text of the report entitled "Unauthorized Charges Crammed Onto Your Telephone Bill?" published in August 2001 in PDF format. The report discusses possible refunds for consumers who were victims of unauthorized charges on telephone bills, also known as cramming. The FTC includes refund details and information on how to dispute 900-number charges on a telephone bill.
Unauthorized charges on telephone bills: why crammers win and consumers lose : hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, July 13, 2011.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) presents the full text of the report entitled "Unauthorized Charges Crammed Onto Your Telephone Bill?" published in August 2001 in PDF format. The report discusses possible refunds for consumers who were victims of unauthorized charges on telephone bills, also known as cramming. The FTC includes refund details and information on how to dispute 900-number charges on a telephone bill
Hearing on the emerging problem of telephone cramming -- unexplained charges on a consumer's telephone bill for services that were never ordered, authorized, or received. Highlights the scope & nature of cramming, educates consumers about this practice, & determines what can & should be done to control this deceptive practice. Fraudulent companies rip off consumers by billing consumers through their local telephone bills for charges, many of which may have nothing to do with telephone service. A consumer must read their telephone bill carefully. Unauthorized charges, often for small amounts, may be paid routinely for months.
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Unauthorized charges on telephone bills: why crammers win and consumers lose: hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, July 13, 2011.
Telephone bills are becoming more and more complex and such change and complexity occasion congressional and regulatory attention as well as constituent requests for explanation of new charges on their bills. As local telephone companies provide additional caller services and continue to act as billing agents for longdistance and information service providers, a customer's local bill can include charges for myriad options that did not exist a few years ago. Bills may now contain charges labeled federal subscriber line charge, presubscribed interexchange carrier charge, "national access fee," "carrier line charge," "federal universal service charge," or local telephone number portability. In addition, customers may now receive bills for different telecommunications services from different telecommunications service providers. In the past, long-distance companies usually billed business customers directly and residential customers through a local phone company. Recently, long-distance companies have begun billing residential customers directly. One bill has become two. Cellular telephone and personal communications services (PCS) providers, competitive local exchange carriers (CLEC), and paging companies usually send bills directly to the consumer. Some cable television companies are providing local telephone service, and those charges may appear on a cable bill. Although surveys show that consumers prefer one readable and understandable bill, there is no federal regulation or law that dictates the layout or wording that is used on bills. This report lists and describes the possible basic charges that commonly appear on most local service telephone bills and discusses the practice of "cramming," the appearance of unauthorized and possibly illegal charges on telephone bills. An overview of various actions by the Federal Communications Commission is also provided. This report will be updated as events warrant.