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AT&T settles nationwide class action suit over 3rd party cell phone fees

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Posted June 2nd, 2008 by Sandy Young

Today the Associated Press reports that AT&T has settled a nationwide class action suit over 3rd party cell phone charges. Excerpts to the story are below:

The settlement shows the company "really does want to fix this problem and not benefit from any of the unscrupulous third-party instances out there," Jay Edelson, lead counsel for the plaintiffs said.

The company now requires customers who sign up for third-party services with recurring fees to confirm by replying to a text message. It also requires the content providers to send monthly reminders with instructions on how to unsubscribe from such services. Full story.

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