Message-ID: <20220406151702.A30BB72F@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2022 15:17:02 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: CFPB Extends Opportunity for Public to Provide Input on
Junk Fees
We have received a tremendous amount of feedback from our Request for
Information on exploitive junk fees. The more than 25,000 comments we
have received through mid-March show the high-level of public interest
on this topic, and the number of people affected by exploitative junk
fees. We are extending the deadline for the public to share input and
stories on their experiences with exploitative junk fees through
April 11, 2022.
In January, we launched an initiative to save American families
billions of dollars in junk or back-end fees. These fees impede
competition by making it difficult for families to shop around based
on the actual cost of a product or service.
We want to hear from stakeholders - including consumers and small
business owners - from across the financial marketplace about their
experiences with fees associated with financial products and services,
including:
* Fees for things people believed were covered by the baseline price of a
product or service
* Unexpected fees for a product or service
* Fees that seemed too high for the purported service
* Fees where it was unclear why they were charged
https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/blog/cfpb-extends-opportunity-for-public-to-provide-input-on-junk-fees/
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Message-ID: <20220406154331.C583A72F@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2022 15:43:31 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: Wireless companies assessed by the SCC
Wireless Companies Assessed by the SCC
o Appalachian Wireless
* East Kentucky Network, LLC
o AT&T
* AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
* New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC
o Sprint
* Sprint Spectrum Realty Company, LLC
* Sprintcom, Inc.
* Sprint Spectrum License Holder II LLC
* Sprint Spectrum License Holder III LLC
o T-Mobile
* T-Mobile License LLC
* T-Mobile USA
o US Cellular
* USCOC of Virginia RSA #3, Inc.
* USCOC Nebraska / Kansas, LLC
* USCOC of Chicago, LLC
* USCOC of Central Illinois, LLC
o Verizon Wireless
* AirTouch Cellular Inc.
* ALLTEL Corporation
* Cellco Partnership
* Petersburg Cellular Partnership
* Virginia RSA 5 Limited Partnership
https://www.scc.virginia.gov/getattachment/51a79760-160f-4228-ac12-8646e55d1987/2022-List-of-Wireless-Companies.pdf
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***** Moderator's Note *****
It surprising what I come across when searching for news about
companies such as Verizon. The info above is just one example: I found
this page during a search for info about "Cellco Partners," which does
business as "Verizon Wireless."
If anyone who reads this is familiar with the matter, please tell me
what was assessed, and why. Thanks for your help.
Bill Horne
Moderator
Message-ID: <3DC3B878-6A78-47DE-8B5C-F7612A298971@roscom.com>
Date: 5 Apr 2022 22:23:41 -0400
From: "Monty Solomon" <monty@roscom.com>
Subject: Verizon unit TracFone reaches $13.4 million U.S. false
claims settlement
Verizon unit TracFone reaches $13.4 million U.S. false claims settlement
TracFone Wireless agreed to a $13.4 million settlement to resolve
false claims allegations in connection with the Federal Communications
Commission's (FCC) low-income subsidy program, the U.S. Justice
Department said on Monday.
The department said TracFone, a Verizon Communications (VZ.N) unit,
violated the False Claims Act by signing up more than 175,000
ineligible customers in connection with the FCC's Lifeline Program,
the Justice Department said in a statement.
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/verizon-unit-tracfone-pay-134-mln-settle-false-claims-allegations-us-doj-says-2022-04-04/
