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FTC Says Calling Card Operation Only Delivers Fraction Of Promised Minutes

FTC Says Calling Card Operation Only Delivers Fraction Of Promised Minutes

Back in May, our cohorts at Consumer Reports found that calling cards — especially those aimed at immigrants and intended for making international calls — were often loaded with fees and didn’t always deliver on the minutes they promised. Now, the folks at the Federal Trade Commission have taken action against the operators of one particular calling card that only provided an average of 40% of the promised minutes — and sometimes only a fraction of that. [More]