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Legal News Articles - Media/TelecomArbitration Trumps Class Action? April 30, 2011. By Jane Mundy.Washington, DC: The US Supreme Court's ruling on AT&T vs. Concepcion this past Wednesday, April 27—that companies can require its customers or employees to arbitrate disputes individually rather than joining forces in a class action—has created ire from attorneys and a number of organizations, including consumer and civil rights advocates.
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Apple Sues HTC, Maker of Nexus One Phones, Over Alleged Patent Infringement March 3, 2010. By Gordon Gibb.San Francisco, CA: Apple announced yesterday that it is suing HTC in Taiwan over an alleged violation of some 20 patents owned by Apple, pertaining to HTC cell phone technology that uses the Google-owned Android operating system. Included in the lawsuit is the Nexus One phone, designed and sold by Google.
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Total Call Called Out on Undisclosed Fees, Lawsuit Settled September 27, 2009. By Gordon Gibb.Los Angeles, CA: There's nothing like the telecom industry to get one's blood boiling when it comes to undisclosed rates and fees. Especially when said rates and fees are not disclosed. Late last month a nationwide class action lawsuit was settled by Total Call International Inc. with various plaintiffs in regards to prepaid calling cards. The settlement adds up to $1.9 million, with plaintiffs getting refunds.
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Murdoch sues Italian Prime Minister over media antitrust September 21, 2009. By Charles Benson.New York City, NY: An Italian satellite television platform filed an antitrust lawsuit on Wednesday against its competitor, Mediaset SpA.
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Customer Blamed for Clearwire Billing April 10, 2009. By Heidi Turner.Corpus Christie, TX: David F. signed his Clearwire Internet service contract in May or June of 2008. He says that the service was terrible, resulting in his decision to cancel the Clearwire service. Even though he agreed to pay the Clearwire early termination fees, David discovered he was still charged for 2 extra months after he canceled the service. Worse, he says the company blamed him for the extra charges.
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Clearwire Far From Clear… March 31, 2009. By Gordon Gibb.Las Vegas, NV: Writers love the oxymoron, so you'll need to forgive the repetition when so many headlines scream that Clearwire Internet is 'cloudy.' But that's the case for thousands of Clearwire service customers who not only have experienced problems with their service; there's been this little matter of Clearwire early termination fees.
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Verizon Sued for Consumer Fraud March 30, 2009. By Gordon Gibb.Newark, NJ: A huge case of alleged consumer fraud against Verizon would leave the typical homeowner wishing to never open their door to a door-to-door canvasser again. In this latest alleged violation of the Consumer Fraud Act, Verizon has been called to the carpet by the office of the New Jersey Attorney General in an act of consumer protection.
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Mobile and Content Providers under Scrutiny but Rapidly Developing July 3, 2008. By Julia Browne.Oakland, CA: Simon likens his obligation to paying for unwanted and unauthorized mobile content to being forced to pay to listen to telemarketers or crank callers. Three years ago he filed a complaint about T-Mobile for negligence in not providing a text-blocking device when his girlfriend was receiving unwanted SMS-text messages. The company's succinct response was 'change your number'. Unfortunately, with mobile marketing in rabid development today, you can be sure multiple companies will be text-messaging your number.
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Unauthorized Mobile Content: Consumers are Fighting Back June 16, 2008. By Gordon Gibb.San Diego, CA: It's called 'cramming' and it's got nothing to do with studying for an exam. Cramming is the latest catch phrase for unauthorized mobile content that shows up on your cell phone bill that you didn't authorize. You didn't order it, didn't ask for it, and didn't subscribe to it—at least knowingly. And yet you continue to get billed by a third party for something you hardly even know exists, let alone use.
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Six Hundred Dollars in Early Termination Fees June 13, 2008. By Heidi Turner.Lake Arrowhead, CA: Many customers who complain that they were charged early termination fees for canceling their cell phone contracts say they were not aware that they could be charged those fees. Others say that they had no idea their phone was still under contract.
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