August 2, 2010 Consumer Reports says cramming could be costing you money right now. It is yet another example of why it is critical you go over all your bills with a fine-toothed comb and immediately ...

{mosads}Rockefeller noted that Congress held hearings on cramming in the late 1990s, and telecommunication officials assured lawmakers then that they would address the problem. But more than a decade ...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have slammed Sprint and Verizon with a collective $158 million in fines after the conclusion of an investigation over ...

WASHINGTON — When a mysterious, unauthorized fee appears on your cellphone bill, it’s called “cramming” and consumer advocates and regulators worry it’s emerging as a significant problem as people ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) Most people ignore spam text messages on their cellphones. That's exactly what one AT&T customer did, and he was charged for a service he never approved. "Most of our ...

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will consider new rules to help telephone service customers decipher their phone bills and guard against unwanted charges, the agency’s chairman said Monday.

Cramming complaints have piled into state consumer offices, the Federal Trade Commission and the FCC since at least 1995, but neither Congress nor the phone companies that collect the money have been ...