USA operators questioned by FCC over termination fees

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: More information on termination fees charged customers for ending their service contracts early has been asked by the US Federal Communications Commission from all the top mobile operators. The list includes- Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Google, T-Mobile USA and Sprint.

According to the FCC, the lack of a standard approach for applying the fees may be hindering mobile users’ ability to change operators. FCC has asked the operators about how they set the fees and inform consumers about the rates, how they apply handset subsidies and how the termination fees vary in relation to the cost of the phone.