Mexico’s equivalent of the FTC today approved AT&T’s proposed acquisition of provider Iusacell with unknown specifications, reports Reuters. AT&T first proposed the deal last month. Iusacell offers wireless service under its own name and the Unefon brand name. It has 8.6 million subscribers, but covers about 70% of Mexico’s population of 120 million. AT&T will […]
T-Mobile today agreed to pay the FTC and FCC a total of $90 million to settle accusations that the company was complicit in allowing third-parties to charge customers for unwanted services. An FTC and FCC investigation found T-Mobile guilty of breaking the law by “engaging in an unjust and unreasonable practice of billing consumers for […]
Sony Computer Entertainment America has settled with the FTC over charges that it produced false and misleading advertisement during the Vita’s launch campaign from late 2011 to early 2012. Sony will provide refunds to Vita customers who purchased the device before June 1, 2012 – either a $25 cash or credit refund, or a $50 […]
T-Mobile has signaled to the Federal Trade Commission it is interested in reaching a settlement regarding accusations it unfairly profited from bogus charges foisted onto customers’ bills. The FTC sued T-Mobile over its cramming practices, despite T-Mobile’s attempts to preempt such legal action by banning premium content and offering refunds to customers. The company vehemently denied […]
AT&T and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission today announced AT&T has agreed to pay fines totalling $105 million in order to settle allegations that it profited from cramming. The FTC alleged AT&T made millions of dollars by allowing third-party companies to fraudulently bill customers for premium SMS and other services. AT&T typically kept 35% of […]
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission today made good on its word to sue Amazon over the company’s in-app purchasing policies. The FTC alleges Amazon didn’t provide consumers with enough protection against unwanted in-app purchases. Specifically, children were frequently able to make purchases on Amazon Kindle Fire tablets without first obtaining their parent’s (or the account […]
Apple’s general counsel, Bruce Sewell, tried to get the US Federal Trade Commission to investigate in-app purchase policies at Google Play, an email obtained via the Freedom of Information Act shows. Days after Apple agreed to pay a $32.5 million settlement over its own approach to in-app purchases, Sewell forwarded a Consumer Reports story to […]
If Facebook hasn’t received enough flak for the emotional study it conducted on its user base, the company could soon face more from regulators. Last week, privacy watchdog group the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over the one week study Facebook conducted in 2012 that manipulated […]
Amazon has made clear to the Federal Trade Commission that it will not settle with the government over claims it didn’t adequately prevent customers from making in-app purchases. Consumers complained that children were able to easily make unwanted in-app purchases from Amazon’s Appstore. Amazon has operated its own Appstore for Android and Fire OS apps […]
The Federal Trade Commission today filed a complaint regarding T-Mobile’s billing practices for premium third-party services. The FTC alleges that T-Mobile made millions of dollars by allowing companies to tack high monthly fees onto its customers’ bills, while often pocketing 30% to 40% of those fees. The practice is often referred to as cramming. The […]
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