Tag: ETF

  • Paid an ETF to AT&T/Cingular in the last 12 years? Your check is in the mail (maybe)

    What is $18 million divided amongst all the former subscribers of AT&T Wireless/Cingular who paid a flat-rate ETF between January 1, 1998 and November 4, 2009 minus lawyer fee’s? Not a whole lot, but if you happen to fit into that category then you should be getting your portion in the mail (hopefully sometime this…

  • FCC Opens Investigation Into Verizon

    Apparently customers are not the only ones upset by Verizon’s new early termination fee (ETF) policy because the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has now opened an investigation. Verizon recently doubled the fee for customers with premium devices, from $175 to $350, who would like to get out of their contract with Big Red. Verizon argues…

  • Verizon Increasing ETF For “Advanced Devices”

    The folks over at BGR have confirmed that Verizon has plans to increase the Early Termination Fee on “advanced devices” from $175 to up to $350 starting November 15th. For every month of service completed, the fee will drop by $10. There’s been no definition of what they consider an “advanced device”, but we’re guessing…