13.10.2010 09:20 Uhr, Quelle: Engadget

FCC set to approve rules compelling carriers to alert you when you're about to go over your limit

Politicians do love themselves a sharp and emotive turn of phrase and few are as good as "bill shock." That's the term the FCC uses to sum up all those instances when you've had unexpected charges on your monthly wireless bill, whether caused by unknowingly going outside the bounds of your geographical coverage or monthly allowance. Seeing this issue as something it could help alleviate, the Commission set up a Consumer Task Force back in May in an effort to seek out solutions, and now it has returned with perhaps the most obvious one: getting your network operator to shoot out a voice or text message warning you when y

Weiterlesen bei Engadget

Digg del.icio.us Facebook email MySpace Technorati Twitter

JustMac.info © Thomas Lohner - Impressum - Datenschutz