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Prepaid Calling Card Consumer Protection Act of 2008
A bill to require accurate and reasonable disclosure of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards and services, and for other purposes.
Other Bill Titles (2 more) 5/8/2008--Introduced.
Prepaid Calling Card Consumer Protection Act of 2008 - Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to require every prepaid telephone calling service provider and prepaid telephone calling card distributor to disclose certain information, including:
(1)b> the number of calling units or minutes of domestic interstate calls provided or the dollar value and the domestic interstate rate per minute;
(2) the calling unit or per minute rates for all served international preferred destinations;
(3) the applicable per minute rates for all served international destinations;
(4) all terms and conditions, including regarding fees, policies on refunds, recharges, decrements, and expiration, and time imitations; and
(5) a toll-free customer service number and hours. Makes it unlawful to:
(1) deduct anything but the per minute rate and disclosed fees;
(2) provide fewer minutes or charge a higher per minute rate than promoted or advertised;
(3) provide fewer minutes than the number of minutes announced, promoted, or advertised through any voice prompt;
(4) have (unless clearly disclosed) an expiration date less than one year after first use (or after additional minutes are purchased); and
(5) charge a fee for an unconnected call. Prohibits evading liability by using disclaimers or limitations. Treats violations as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice under specified provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act. Allows state civil enforcement and state laws offering equal or greater protection to consumers.
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| May 08, 2008 |
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September 15, 2008 FTC Testifies Before Congress on Call Centers, Prepaid Calling ...
A day earlier, FTC Chairman William Kovacic told the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation that the proposed âPrepaid Calling Card Consumer Protection Actâ (S. 2998) would greatly benefit the agency by providing it ...
Source: Trade Regulation Talk
September 15, 2008 Calling Cards Come Under Federal Trade Commission Scrutiny
However, there has yet to be broader Federal protection to help consumers in the entire US Currently, S. 2998, the Prepaid Calling Card Consumer Protection Act of 2008, is under consideration to help protect people. ...
Source: Jaxtr in the Works
May 07, 2008 Bill Action: Introduced: S. 2998: A bill to require accurate and ...
Bill Nelson [D-FL] introduced S. 2998: A bill to require accurate and reasonable disclosure of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards and services, and for other purposes. [This event matched these trackers: Active ...
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