Eliminate Early Termination Fees/Cell Phones Companies Unethical Practices

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As consumers, we think cell phone companies have managed to set policies and practices that afford little or no rights to cell phone users. We believed it is time for a change due to the fact that these policies and practices are serious grievances from the point of view of the consumer.

Furthermore, these policies and practices place unfair financial strains on the consumer, forcing the consumer into a corner and finally monopolizes and/or takes away the consumer ability to change what they do not support or agree with. The cell phone companies need to be overhauled.

We believed that it is outrageous, abusive and unethical for the cell phone companies to charge ALL the high fees that they do. It is also unfair that they can determine for us when and how cell phone users may terminate their contracts. Therefore we the undersigned believe that many cell phone company policies and practices should be abolish or regulated:

The following should definitely be abolished:
$150-$200 Early Termination Fees
$15-$35 Reconnection fees (it takes few seconds to disconnect, it should not cause this much to reconnect)

The following should definitely be regulated:
The Service Plan
Regulate per/min charges(Third world countries pay less to call the U.S but
we can not call them with the same type of rates/savings)

Late fees should have grace period (7-14 days) before they are imposed.

Phones portability (users should have the ability to use their phone with
any carrier, instead of buying a new one whenever they change companies, this could help the environment as well.)

ALL calls after 7PM should be free (users should not have to wait until 9PM)
ALL carriers should allow rollover minutes for unused minutes ( it should be a standardize feature.

Please help retore transparency and fairness to lives of average Americans who help these companies to survive daily.

81 Signatures

  • Steven Keller
    • Comments
    • They are killing us softly, we have no rights when it comes to cell phones so I strongly believed that it is time for actions
  • georgina keller
    • Comments
    • these charges are so unethical
    • Address; Zip code:
    • 290 eastern pkwy Apt 3 Irvington NJ 07111
  • gloria dove
    • Address; Zip code:
    • 19702
  • Samuel Thomas
  • Dietra Owens
  • Marvin Owens
  • David Williams
    • Comments
    • U.S. cell phone companies are outrageous
  • Barbara Williams
    • Comments
    • Stop cell phone abuses!
  • kim lucas
    • Comments
    • corporate abuse at its worst
  • Evelyn Osei-Poku
    • Comments
    • stop
    • Address; Zip code:
    • 07205
  • pauline holmes
  • annie m. james
  • jones
    • Comments
    • if i can get the buill show i will be happy thanx's
    • Address; Zip code:
    • p.o.box mp884 mamprobi-accra,Ghana
  • Jubril Olugbode
    • Comments
    • Free incoming calls just like everywhere else in the world
    • Address; Zip code:
    • 369 Hamilton Drive, Stewartsvile, NJ 08886
  • Prince Mends
    • Comments
    • they are cheats
  • Sarah W. Snyder
    • Comments
    • This is unethical and it is steeling. It must be abolished
    • Address; Zip code:
    • P. O. Box 384 Middlesex, NJ, 08846
  • James Harmon
    • Address; Zip code:
    • 2800 w 103rd ave.80260 apt 1311. Federal Height (CO)
  • Konah Welsely
    • Comments
    • This should be stop not everyone have money.
    • Address; Zip code:
    • 1118 East Main Street Jc. TN 37601
  • C. Cannon
  • Patricia Bennett
    • Comments
    • I agree something should be done
    • Address; Zip code:
    • 07002
  • Eric Johnson
    • Comments
    • This is terible, they should be stop
  • samuel
  • Shawana Williams
    • Address; Zip code:
    • 11433
  • Joseph M. Gonzalez
  • Nicole percell
    • Comments
    • Get rid of those fees etf
    • Address; Zip code:
    • 198 bond. Bk. By 11217
  • Shannon Gomez
  • Latonia Gillis
    • Address; Zip code:
    • 10003
  • R A FILIPPI
  • inger ford
    • Address; Zip code:
    • 375 blake ave 11212
  • celi delgado
    • Comments
    • i agree this is unethical and we shoudl not be charged any fees
    • Address; Zip code:
    • 11554
  • kobena arthur
    • Comments
    • Eliminate early termination fees. It's not fair.
    • Address; Zip code:
    • 07079
  • hannah opoku
    • Comments
    • stop it now it's not fair
  • ELOISE
    • Comments
    • Please Congress we really do need your help, hear our plead and stop this madness. thanks
  • margarette kabia
    • Comments
    • please stop it,some of us we are trying ,but things are really hared for us.
    • Address; Zip code:
    • 43 winding wood drive,apt 4a sayreville,nj 08872
  • Kai Hunter
  • Sharnet Hilton
  • Mary Pranzatelli
    • Comments
    • Early termination fees should not be charged during an economic crissis.
  • WONDER K NYAMESHIE
    • Address; Zip code:
    • 07111
  • yvonne hogan
    • Address; Zip code:
    • 07017
  • sulaiman onque
    • Comments
    • this is long overdue.
    • Address; Zip code:
    • 247 bergen st 07103
  • selina lawson
    • Address; Zip code:
    • state st passaic 07055
  • Pamela Hanna
    • Comments
    • I have a pay as you go service and i was charged when the company text me twice wishing me a Happy New Year and Merry Xmas. All text from the company is free because it's usually connected to billing.
  • Rachel Brooks
  • Keptieu Thomas
    • Address; Zip code:
    • 1103 Northumberland Way, Monmouth Jct, NJ 08852
  • Joanna Karngar
    • Comments
    • please do something
    • Address; Zip code:
    • 20901
  • BatMan
    • Comments
    • You people sicken me. We should not be wasting the governments time and money because we cry about the cell contracts that we sign. BUY A PREPAID PHONE.
    • Address; Zip code:
    • В
  • Lynne Bullock
  • Yejide Bullock
  • Diane Cummings
    • Comments
    • flswimdiane@yahoo.com
    • Address; Zip code:
    • 33328
  • william winstead