AT&T Has to Pay $105 Million for Overcharging Customers

Federal Communications Commission chairman Tom Wheeler held a press conference alongside colleagues from the Federal Trade Commission and the states attorneys general today to publicly reprimand AT&T for "cramming"—adding fees that customers didn't authorize to phone bills—over the last eight years. It's a $105 million spanking, $80 million of which will go into a restitution fund for consumers. If "cramming" doesn't sound familiar to you, just think of the ringtones you could buy with a text message and have charged to your phone bill a few years ago; those are among the chief culprits.