The FCC defines Cramming as “the illegal act of placing unauthorized charges on your wireline, wireless, or bundled services telephone bill. The FCC has estimated that cramming has harmed tens of millions of American households”. In the just the years of 2014 and 2015, the FCC, and other federal and state regulators, brought action against the
nation’s four largest wireless companies for billing millions of dollars in unauthorized third-party premium text messaging services. These “cramming” cases resulted in a total of $353 million in penalties and restitution.
Cramming is a crime of opportunity. As telecom service bills get more and more detailed and loaded with third party billing, additional fees, taxes and charges, it has become easy to insert unauthorized or unscrupulous charges.
The FCC recommends a detailed review of your monthly bill to make sure that every line item is valid and agreed to by contract.
The FCC has provided an informational web page on how to avoid or at least identify cramming. Linked HERE.
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