Danny Burstein (dannyb@panix.com) Thu, 21 Jul 2005 17:10:05 -0400

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"New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) Acting Commissioner Jonathan Mintz today announced the agency has filed suit in New York Supreme Court against three major wireless companies for pitching cell phones and services in deceptive advertisements that misled consumers. DCA filed suit against Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Spectrum L.P., and T-Mobile USA Inc. seeking maximum fines and compliance with New York City's landmark Consumer Protection Law. " 'You can't promise a great deal in the headline and hide the true costs in the fine print,' said DCA Acting Commissioner Jonathan Mintz. "If a cell phone company promises free long distance, consumers should get free long distance - period ..." ( rest of article describes a whole bunch of "free long distance" claims which required additional fees, Nextel's "incoming free" which also required more money ... numerous related things, and a claim against T-Mobile that "Billing of roaming charges and minutes of use and services may be delayed" which I don't quite understand) rest at: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dca/html/pr_072105.html Minor disclosure: I'm a shareholder in Omnipoint ...

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