Is Your Cellphone Spying on You? Consumer News Is Your Cellphone Spying on You? The mobile phone world was rocked in November 2011 when a systems administrator from Connecticut posted a 17-minute video on YouTube showcasing how a hidden program installed on millions of…
AT&T Faces $100M Fine for Alleged Data Throttling Consumer News AT&T Faces $100M Fine for Alleged Data Throttling FCC to issue largest fine in agency history.
Spectrum Mobile Ad Alert Spectrum Mobile Inquiry finds price comparison uses wireless carrier’s lowest tier plan but not one of its competitors.
Verizon’s $300 Trade-In Offer Ad Alert Verizon’s $300 Trade-In Offer Expecting cold hard cash out of this offer? Think again.
2nd Generation Apple AirPods Class Action 2nd Generation Apple AirPods In April 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Costco for allegedly falsely advertising that 2nd Generation Apple AirPods are capable of wireless charging and come with a wireless charging…
AT&T’s International Roaming Fees Class Action AT&T’s International Roaming Fees Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose when customers will be charged international roaming fees
AT&T’s New Unlimited Data Plans Ad Alert AT&T’s New Unlimited Data Plans To “get” does not mean to be gifted.
Verizon Monthly Rates Class Action Verizon Monthly Rates Allegations: Falsely advertising monthly rates that do not include an “Administrative Charge”
Companies that Get Coal in their 2015 Holiday Stocking Consumer News Companies that Get Coal in their 2015 Holiday Stocking Deceptive advertising allegations spell naughty list for these companies.
Verizon’s Advertised Rates Class Action Verizon’s Advertised Rates Allegations: Charging subscribers more than the advertised rate by adding an undisclosed fictitious fee to their monthly bills
Kendall Jenner 2017 Database Evidence Kendall Jenner 2017 Database Below is a sampling of social media posts in which Kendall Jenner has failed to clearly and conspicuously disclose her material relationship to the companies promoted in the posts, either…
Comcast agrees to pull ‘disparaging’ phrase in AT&T parody Ad Alert Comcast agrees to pull ‘disparaging’ phrase in AT&T parody TV commercial gets edit following decision from the National Advertising Division.
FTC, FCC to Weigh In on T-Mobile’s ‘Disparaging’ Claymation Ad Ad Alert FTC, FCC to Weigh In on T-Mobile’s ‘Disparaging’ Claymation Ad Referral to federal agencies follows AT&T complaint to the National Advertising Division.
HP’s “Help Me Decide” Custom Laptop Class Action HP’s “Help Me Decide” Custom Laptop In January 2013, a federal judge decided that a class-action lawsuit filed against Hewlett-Packard in October 2012 could proceed. The lawsuit alleges that lead plaintiff Mr. Karim purchased a custom…
Verizon Told to Clarify 4G LTE Coverage Maps in TV Ad Ad Alert Verizon Told to Clarify 4G LTE Coverage Maps in TV Ad A split second just isn’t enough time for consumers to pick up on important information in advertising.
Who Can You Complain to at the Federal Level? Consumer Basics Who Can You Complain to at the Federal Level? A topic-by-topic list of federal agencies that deal with deceptive advertising.
FTC Pursues First Cell Cramming Case Consumer News FTC Pursues First Cell Cramming Case The FTC filed its first complaint against a company for “mobile phone cramming.”
These “Critics” Won’t Win Oscars for their Reviews Consumer News These “Critics” Won’t Win Oscars for their Reviews Some reviews come from questionable sources.
Federal Communications Commission Consumer Basics Federal Communications Commission The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable in the U.S.