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Attorney General Madigan: AT&T, Sprint & T-Mobile to Stop Billing Cell Phone ‘Cramming’ Charges

Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—November 21, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined with 44 other attorneys general to announce that three of the nation’s largest mobile phone carriers – AT&T Mobility, Sprint and T-Mobile – will stop charging their customers for premium text messages and effectively put an end to practice of cell phone “cramming” that racks up unauthorized third-party charges on mobile customers’ accounts.

The announcement is a breakthrough in the fight by Madigan and other states…

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