Federal Communications Commission

Empowering Consumers To Prevent and Detect Billing for Unauthorized Charges (“Cramming”); Consumer Information and Disclosure; Truth-in-Billing and Billing Format

July 17, 2012 - 77 FR 41955 - RIN: - Download Full Notice: Text | PDF

In this document, the Commission extends the deadline for filing reply comments on the Commission's Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) proposing additional rules to help consumers prevent and detect the placement of unauthorized charges on their telephone bills, an unlawful and fraudulent practice commonly referred to as cramming. The extension will facilitate the development of a full record given the importance of the issues in this proceeding.

Agency Contact: Melissa Conway, FCC, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Consumer Policy Division, at (202) 418- 2887 (voice), or email Melissa.Conway@fcc.gov.

This is a proposed regulation. Comments were due on July 20, 2012.


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