Florida investigates complaints about prepaid phone cards

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Posted on: April 14th, 2008
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“Every week, millions of consumers buy prepaid calling cards, primarily to make international calls to family and friends. But many low-cost calling cards don’t deliver what they promise, law enforcement officials say.

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum has launched an investigation into the marketing and business practices of 10 companies — four of them based in South Florida — prompted by more than 200 consumer complaints filed about calling cards last year. Many consumers, including a large proportion of Hispanic immigrants, alleged the companies did not disclose hidden fees and misrepresented the number of calling minutes they received.”*

*From: http://www.sun-sentinel.com
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