T-Mobile must pay $90 million in refunds to settle FTC ‘cramming’ suit
Dec19
T-Mobile and the FTC have settled the ‘cramming’ (adding unwanted third-party charges to a phone bill) suit brought against the carrier in July. The settlement requires T-Mobile to pay at least $90 million in refunds to customers who were unwittingly charged by third-parties. In addition to the refunds, T-Mobile must also pay $18 million in penalties to the attorney generals of all 50 states and the District of Columbia and $4.5 million to the FCC. In a statement, FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez said, “Mobile cramming is an issue that has affected millions of American consumers, and I’m pleased that this settlement…
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