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Released: October 18, 2011
FCC holds off on ‘bill shock’ rule as industry plans to send consumers alerts
Source: Cecilia Kang and Hayley Tsukayama, Washington Post (Free Registration)
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission on Monday said he will put a pending “bill shock” regulation on hold after the wireless industry promised to create its own program to alert consumers when they are about to be charged overage fees.
The move sparked new questions about how the FCC will monitor cellphone billing problems — one of the most pressing pocketbook concerns for households relying on cellphones but facing increasing fees.
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