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Verizon And Sprint Settle Cramming Charges For $158 Million
- The Washington Post, Tuesday, May 12, 2015 3:54 PM
Verizon will pay $90 million and Sprint will pay $68 million to resolve charges that they crammed charges onto consumers' phone bills, the Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday. The companies allegedly charged thousands of customers for unwanted ringtone subscriptions, horoscopes and other messages. Both carriers allegedly gleaned more than 30% of every charge. The settlement provides for refunds to customers.
