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CUB Report Details Illinois Consumers Overpaying Wireless Bills By $359/Year

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–Oct. 11, 2010—On the heels of Verizon Wireless’ admission that it had slapped customers with up to $90 million in erroneous charges, the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) on Monday issued a report showing that such unnecessary fees, coupled with outsized calling plans, have sparked an epidemic of bloated cell-phone bills that could be costing Illinois callers nearly $1 billion a year.Warning that it’s buyer beware for cell-phone users, CUB issued the new report, “Dodging The Wireless Industry’s Pitfalls,” to alert consumers to the five most dangerous pitfalls in the wireless market.

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