Unauthorized Charges on Telephone Bills

Witnesses testified about proposed new rules to make it easier to detect and challenge mystery fees on telephone bills. The proposed FCC rul… read more

Witnesses testified about proposed new rules to make it easier to detect and challenge mystery fees on telephone bills. The proposed FCC rules would require land line phone companies to place third-party charges in a separate section of phone bills and notify consumers whether they offer the option of blocking such charges. The FCC estimates that as many as 15 to 20 million American households have mystery fees on their monthly land line phone bills every year. close

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Unauthorized Charges on Telephone Bills

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Program ID:
300493-1
Category:
Senate Committee
Format:
Senate Committee
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Jul 13, 2011 | 11:17pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Aug 17, 2011 | 2:27am EDT | C-SPAN 3

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  • Jul 13, 2011 | 11:17pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jul 14, 2011 | 4:05am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jul 15, 2011 | 4:19pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jul 15, 2011 | 5:06pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jul 16, 2011 | 10:02am EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Jul 16, 2011 | 10:48am EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Jul 20, 2011 | 11:35pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Jul 21, 2011 | 12:20am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Jul 21, 2011 | 5:37am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Jul 21, 2011 | 6:23am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 16, 2011 | 8:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 16, 2011 | 8:46pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 17, 2011 | 1:41am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 17, 2011 | 2:27am EDT | C-SPAN 3
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