Litigation
Jan. 30, 2015
Prepaid mobile phone carrier to pay $40 million to resolve FTC suit
TracFone Wireless Inc. slowed down Internet speeds when users went over a certain data limit, even though they were told their plans were unlimited, the Federal Trade Commission announced Wednesday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A prepaid mobile phone carrier will pay $40 million to resolve claims that it slowed down Internet speeds when users went over a certain data limit, even though they were told their plans were unlimited, the Federal Trade Commission announced Wednesday.
TracFone Wireless Inc. marketed its many plans as providing unlimited data since 2009, but was actually "throttling" the data, slowing it...
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