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Sprint Says No Change In Its ETF Policy
Senator Targeting Verizon's New ETF Policy
Senator Amy Klobuchar from Minnesota has said that she plans to introduce new legislation to prevent wireless carriers from unfairly raising penalties on costumers who cancel their contracts early. ... read
Verizon Wireless Confirms $350 ETF for Premium Devices
Verizon Wireless has confirmed earlier reports that it is increasing its Early Termination Fee for certain devices from $175 to $350. Spokesperson Jeffrey Nelson said in an email to ... read
Sprint Officializes ETF Policy
Today Sprint announced the details of its new early termination fee policy. Beginning November 2, all new contracts or renewed contracts will have a $200 ETF that lasts for ... read
Sprint Receives Preliminary Approval to Settle ETF Claims
Sprint has received preliminary approval from a New Jersey court to settle pending lawsuits over early termination fees. The total settlement amounts to $17.5 million and would cover cases ... read
Class Action Against Verizon Can Move Forward
An arbitrator has decided that a large class-action lawsuit against Verizon Wireless regarding early termination fees can move forward. By making this decision, this lawsuit will represent the largest ... read
Sprint to Prorate ETFs, Improve Customer Service
Today Sprint announced several new initiatives aimed at improving its customer service. Beginning Monday, November 12, Sprint customers who want to change the rate plan they are using will ... read
FCC May Regulate Cancellation Fees
The FCC and several wireless network operators are in discussions over early termination fees. Though most of the carriers have adopted a prorated ETF policy recently, Verizon Wireless, among ... read
Sprint Loses ETF Lawsuit, Owes Former Customers $73 Million
A California state judge ruled against Sprint and said its early termination fees violate state law. As such, members of the class were awarded a total of $73 million ... read
AT&T Revamps ETF Policies
Last year AT&T announced that it would begin prorating early termination fees. In a press release today, AT&T shared more information about how the prorating will work. Current customers ... read
AT&T's Prorated ETFs Go Into Effect Today
Beginning today, new customers who sign contracts with AT&T will have prorated early termination fees that start at $175 and drop by $5 each month that the contract remains ... read
T-Mobile Settles ETF Lawsuit
T-Mobile has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit over early termination fees. Members of the class (subscribers who paid T-Mobile's flat-rate ETF of $200 between July 23, 1999 through ... read
Sprint Finally Adopts Prorated ETFs
Today Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said in an interview that the company will begin to adopt a prorated early termination fee system, possibly as early as December. The company ... read
T-Mobile Tackles Prorated ETFs
Today T-Mobile announced that it will begin prorating its early termination fees. Rather than deduct a dollar amount each month, T-Mobile has taken a different route. ETFs for both ... read
FCC Proposes ETF Rules
During its meeting today, the Federal Communications Commission took formal steps towards creating a government-monitored system for early termination fees. Under the terms of Chairman Kevin Martin's proposal, the ... read
AT&T To Refund Customers $18.5 Million For ETFs
AT&T has agreed to settle a suit with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) over early termination charges from 2000-2002. At the time Cingular began aggressively advertising in California ... read
AT&T Mobility Dumps Flat Early Termination Fees
AT&T announced today that it will no longer charge a flat early termination fee for customers who choose to end their phone contracts before they expire. It will now ... read
Cellular South Offers to Pay Switchers' ETFs
Cellular South introduced a limited program whereby it will provide new customers up to a $200 credit on their bills to cover any early termination fees that might be ... read
Verizon Wireless Agrees to Settle ETF Lawsuits
Today Verizon Wireless agreed to pay the sum of $21 million to settle a class action lawsuit over early termination fees. The FCC has said that it is exploring ... read
Handset Lemon Law Passed in Illinois
The new law passed by the Illinois House will permit users of defective handsets to break their wireless service contracts without paying termination fees, which typically run $175. Phones ... read
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