In what might be the “Uncarrier’s” worst blunder in years, T-Mobile is being sued by the Federal Trade Commission after it was discovered that the provider has allegedly been placing bogus charges on customers’ phone bills for “premium” SMS texting subscriptions, which in many cases were never authorized by the subscriber. It is estimated that T-Mobile made hundreds of millions of dollars as a result of this unsavory practice. According to the FTC, T-Mobile received anywhere from 35%-40% of the total amount charged to customers for unwanted subscriptions to “flirting tips, horoscope information or celebrity gossip that typically cost $9.99 per month.” T-Mobile apparently continued to collect its percentage years after the fraudulent charges were discovered. “It’s wrong for a company like T-Mobile to
FTC sues T-Mobile for allegedly hitting customers with hundreds of millions in bogus charges
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