Sprint Early Termination Fees Are Illegal
Jul. 31st, 2008 08:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
furrbearFrom the San Jose Mercury News:
Who will come out ahead if the FCC takes over -- hmm care to bet?
Sprint early termination fees are illegal, judge rulesWhether the ruling will stand isn't clear. Experts say an appeal is likely, and the Federal Communications Commission is considering imposing a rule - backed by the wireless industry - which might decree that only federal authorities can regulate early termination fees.
By Steve Johnson
Mercury News
Californians fed up with being charged for ending their cell phone service prematurely won a major victory in a Bay Area court decision that concluded such fees violate state law.
Who will come out ahead if the FCC takes over -- hmm care to bet?
