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FCC Probes Google and T-Mobile For Double-Whammy Fees

Posted by samzenpus on from the maximizing-the-dip-to-chip-ratio dept.

Julie188 writes "On Monday, the FCC asked Google, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon to explain how they tell their customers about early wireless contract termination fees. Notice that Google is the only handset retailer in the bunch. That's because if someone buys a Nexus One phone from Google with a two-year T-Mobile contract, and the user wants out of that contract, the user is expected to pay two early termination fees. One fee would be charged by Google and a second charged by T-Mobile."

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  1. Re:Fuck Google by syousef · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I'm sorry, but I've got no sympathy for people who sign up for a subsidized service and don't read the conditions.

    Yes, because I'm sure you've read and fully understood all the fine print on every contract you've signed. What a fucking moronic thing to say. Tell me, if one of your contracts insisted that your family was to be sold into slavery, would you have no sympathy for yourself? People like you enable companies to screw people.

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