Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), unveiled their wireless consumer protection bill today, and industry representatives were quick to respond.  “It is disappointing and unfortunate that Sens. Klobuchar and Rockefeller intend to introduce legislation based on incomplete and misleading data. The truth is that complaints about wireless service to the FCC are infrequent and declining,” said Steve Largent, president of cellphone association CTIA. “The most recently published FCC data, which was absent from the senators’ announcement, clearly shows that contract-related complaints, as well as overall wireless complaints, are falling.”  Click here for the full story.

The legislation could prohibit cellular carriers from even listing fees other than those for wireless service and charges explicitly authorized by federal, state or local governments. As such, the long-held, widespread industry practice of breaking out “regulatory recovery fees” levied on subscribers could be outlawed.

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