US SB732 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on April 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-04-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2139)
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Cell Phone Bill Shock Act of 2011 - Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to promulgate regulations requiring a commercial mobile service provider to: (1) notify a subscriber who has used in excess of a certain percentage of the monthly limit of specified services (voice minutes, text messages, or data megabytes) agreed to in a service contract; (2) obtain a subscriber's consent before it allows the subscriber to use such services in excess of the monthly limit; and (3) ensure that the subscriber is not charged for any such notice or any consent.

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Title

Cell Phone Bill Shock Act of 2011

Sponsors

Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]

History

DateChamberAction
2011-04-05SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2139)
2011-04-05SenateSponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2139)

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