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Telcom Fraud: The Previous Generation

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the the-joys-of-money dept.

theodp writes "Remember back in the day when telcom firms were charged with simple, good old-fashioned consumer fraud? AT&T and Lucent got a history lesson Friday, agreeing to a $300 million settlement related to claims that they used confusing billing statements to mislead consumers into paying lease charges for their home telephones, including the timeless rotary Traditional, that totaled many times more than the actual value of the phones."

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  1. Not Suprised by xchino · · Score: 0, Troll

    Just another example of big business getting rich off of screwing people. But not as bad as MicroShaft, because not only do you have to pay for the ass ramming, but an additional fee is assessed each time they ram you.

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    1. Re:Not Suprised by AresTheImpaler · · Score: 0, Troll
      But not as bad as MicroShaft, because not only do you have to pay for the ass ramming, but an additional fee is assessed each time they ram you

      does this mean that those who like microsoft products are gay or whores?