US targets mobile operator for deceptive data promises

TracFone Wireless, the largest prepaid mobile provider in the U.S., has agreed to refund US$40 million to customers to settle charges that it throttled bandwidth or cut off consumer data connections, despite promising “unlimited” data service as a marketing tool.The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday that from 2009 TracFone, which sold unlimited prepaid monthly plans for about $45 per month, under the Straight Talk, Net10, Simple Mobile, and Telcel America brands, slowed or cut