Recent problems about the way in which certain cell phone companies unfairly charged their users with early termination fees have occupied an important place in the news and legal areas.
The practice of charging unfair fees to customers who terminated their unsatisfactory cell services tries to lock them into staying with these companies. This problematic aroused in several states of the United States, especially in California. The companies involved are major wireless telephone providers such as AT&T, Verizon, Cingular, Sprint, T-Mobile, Nextel, U.S. Cellullar, Alltel, and Qwest.
Due to the failure to supply a competent service many users decided to terminate their relationship with these companies and without even imagining it they were forced to pay termination fees of approximately $150-$240.
This situation happened even though there were previous complaints from the users claiming inadequate service and dropped calls. When asking the representatives of the companies about the fees, they all confirmed that early-termination fees enable them to offer consumers lower monthly payments and cheaper phones. Anyhow, most consumers believe that the fees are a penalty instead of a regular rate.
The Law Offices of Barry Kramer are seeking for California plaintiffs to actively pursue those major wireless telephone providers. If the number of complaints increases and most of them refer the same type of injuries they would even file for class action.
Most consumers feel afraid of dropping their plans with these companies because of the high fees that they are being forced to pay. Remember that it is your right to choose what is best for you. This is the reason why an open market exists. There is no way that these companies can punish you for deciding that there are better options in the market.