If you are due compensation you must file a claim to get it
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Attention Verizon Wireless customers: the deadline for filing a claim in the companys $100 million junk fee settlement is coming up fast.
Under the proposed settlement, Verizons parent company, Cellco Partnership, has agreed to pay $100 million to customers who were allegedly deceived by not making clear certain fees in their Verizon Wireless plans.
To be eligible, customers must have been enrolled in a Verizon postpaid plan between Jan. 1, 2016 and Nov. 8, 2023 and paid for an Administrative Charge and/or Administrative and Telco Recovery Charge.
It is important to note that only customers who file a claim will be eligible to receive compensation. The deadline is coming soon - April 15, 2024. The claim form may be found here.
You might get $100
Many settlements pay very little to people who make claims but this one might be worth the effort. The maximum payout is $100 and the longer you have been a Verizon Wireless customer, they more likely you are to receive the maximum.
The lawsuit changed the fees were unfair and not adequately disclosed and is part of a growing pushback against companies that derive an increasing part of their revenue from fees instead of services.
The process will begin with the class members getting a minimum of $15 for each account, plus $1 for each month that their Verizon account was charged those administrative fees or recovery fees, with the payment capped at $100.
Its also worth noting that the settlement does not eliminate the fees in question. Verizon will continue to charge them but now, will fully disclose them.
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Posted: 2024-04-03 11:59:32
