Tag: BILLING

In case you haven't heard, the country isn't exactly rolling in the money these days. Some fortunate Verizon customers in Florida might get an unexpected kickback, however, thanks to a court-ordered refund from the wireless provider after it falsely charged customers for products they didn't want. According to Broadband, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum reached an agreement with Verizon ...

No, folks -- this is no prank. Time Warner Cable really is throwing caution (and public opinion) to the wind and moving forward with its evil consumption-based internet billing. If you'll recall, we heard that the operator was trialing the method -- which imposes premium rates on big broadband users -- back in early 2008, but now it seems it's quietly hoping to roll it out into more major markets. ...

A Bristol, Virginia man didn't get angry when his electric company screwed him; he just decided to return the favor. John Almany was shocked when his monthly electric bill from Bristol Virginia Utilities (BVU) jumped to $350, but Almany, being the upstanding citizen that he is, decided to pay every cent. Accompanied by a friend/accomplice, Almany visited several banks and proceeded to exchange ...

Remember last year's tale of the unfortunate (and unidentified) public servant who managed to rack up a $200,000 phone bill by downloading numerous movies over a non-unlimited cellular data plan? His wasn't the first such outrageous bill we've seen, nor even the second, but at least he can take solace in knowing he won't be the last, with news coming of a Spanish city councilwoman receiving a ...

It's no surprise that Americans are overpaying for cellular service, but you may be disturbed to learn exactly how much cash you're actually coughing up per minute of air time. A new study from the Utility Consumers' Action Network (UCAN) estimates that people are paying an average of $3.02 per minute of actual talk time. Of course, that average is skewed by a relatively small percentage of ...