Verizon Wireless has come to a settlement with the FCC over data charges on certain customers’ bills. They will reimburse about 15 million current and former customers to the tune of $52.8 million and will play $25 million to the U.S. Treasury.
Today s settlement requires Verizon Wireless to make meaningful business reforms, prevent future overcharges, and provide consumers clear, easy-to-understand information about their choices,” said FCC’s Enforcement Bureau Chief Michele Ellison. “People shouldn’t find mystery fees when they open their phone bills and they certainly shouldn’t have to pay for services they didn’t want and didn’t use. In these rough economic times, every $1.99 counts.
