S. 3872 · 111th Congress
Cell Phone Bill Shock Act of 2010
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Tom Udall
- Introduced
- 2010-09-29
- Latest action
- 2010-09-29 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Cell Phone Bill Shock Act of 2010 - Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to promulgate regulations requiring a commercial mobile service provider to: (1) notify a subscriber who has used in excess of a certain percentage of the monthly limit or prepaid amount of specified services (voice minutes, text messages, or data megabytes); (2) obtain a subscriber's consent before it allows the subscriber to use such services in excess of the monthly limit; and (3) ensure that any notice of possible excess usage, and the consent to use excess services, are not charged to the subscriber's account.