Cell Phones
“Arbitration: Is It Fair When Forced?” On October 13, 2011, Senator Al Franken (D-MN) presided over a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled: “Arbitration: Is It Fair When Forced?” Excellent testimony was presented on how binding mandatory arbitration deprives consumers of their day in court. Citizen Works signed on to the coalition letter supporting this legislation.…
Read MoreAn excerpt from the Round Table Discussion on Standard Form Contracts (The Fine Print in Contracts of Adhesion), June 4th, 2010 at the Carnegie Center in Washington, DC. Bob Sullivan is the columnist for MSNBC’s The Red Tape Chronicles and author of Gotcha Capitalism and Stop Getting Ripped Off. http://redtape.msnbc.com/ Bob One Million Options.mp3
Read MoreContract:T-Mobile Paperless Billing Terms June 21 2010.pdf
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Read MoreAnalysis of Various Provisions in Cell-Phone Contracts I. Introduction A. Background Cell phones are ubiquitous. They are people’s preferred method of communication, and they are almost essential to surviving in this world. However, at any given time, most cell-phone users are in a “cell-phone jail.”[1] They are locked into their cell-phone contracts,[2] so they…
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