WASHINGTON-Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch has sued Cellular One in state court for alleged billing overcharges.
The lawsuit, according to sources, claims the Oklahoma City-based wireless carrier violated consumer fraud law and engaged in deceptive trade practices.
Meanwhile, a consumer suit against Nextel Communications Inc. in California state court is moving forward. The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights said a Los Angeles Superior Court judge agreed to let the consumer watchdog group’s billing lawsuit against Nextel proceed.
FTCR said Nextel’s policy of no longer issuing itemized bills-which began Oct. 1-makes it impossible to detect billing errors, including charges for four phony text messages that the company sent every customer in September.
