Verizon’s Advertised Rates
Allegations: Charging subscribers more than the advertised rate by adding an undisclosed fictitious fee to their monthly bills
Certain Verizon Wireless Service Plans
Case Name (Date)
MacClelland et al. v. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless and Verizon Communications Inc.
21-cv-8592, N.D. Cal.
(Nov. 2021)
Product/Service
Wireless service plans that let consumers pay their bills after they receive service
Allegations
Falsely advertising lower monthly rates than consumers are actually charged by failing to include a monthly “administrative charge” in the advertised rates
Misrepresenting that the “administrative charge” is a tax or governmental fee when it is actually controlled by Verizon
Status
Pending
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