Ron Burgundy Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge signed off on Tuesday on a $50 million settlement between the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Sprint Corp over claims the mobile carrier added unauthorized charges to customer phone bills. In May, U.S. District Judge William Pauley in New York had demanded additional evidence of the deal's fairness before he would approve the agreement, citing a dearth of details in the initial papers filed jointly by the two sides. The settlement is part of a broader deal in which Sprint and Verizon Communications Inc agreed to pay $68 million and $90 million, respectively, to end various government probes into the practice of "cramming," in which mobile carriers charge customers for services such as horoscopes that they never ordered. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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