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1. Comment - FCC debates regulation of wireless early termination fees

   (Jun 13, 2008 - 10:51 PM)

   It is about time someone took a stand on this. I received a "free" phone for a two year contract in the summer of 2005. In December, I bought a phone and added it to my plan. The company extended my contract to the full two years. A year and a half later, I got a part time job that necessitated my using the phone extensively. I upgraded my "pre-paid minutes" - and the carrier extended my contract to two years from the change date. That was about a year ago. In the past couple of months, the company has been calling me and sending me mail to try to get me to upgrade to a newer model phone - with my contract being extended to two years from date of renewal.
   
   It's about time someone put a stop to this foolishness! If a two year contract was enough for them to give me a phone, it seems that my adding a phone (at my expense) and adding minutes (at my expense) should not add to their expense of the original phone. So, why do I still have more than a year on my contract almost three years after I originally began doing business with this company? Yet, if I switch providers, I will be hit with a termination fee.