http://tech.peekbase.com Peek technology in one base Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:20:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://tech.peekbase.com/fcc-commish-says-verizons-etf-response-is-unsatisfying-and-in-some-cases-troubling http://tech.peekbase.com/fcc-commish-says-verizons-etf-response-is-unsatisfying-and-in-some-cases-troubling#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:40:07 +0000 admin http://tech.peekbase.com/fcc-commish-says-verizons-etf-response-is-unsatisfying-and-in-some-cases-troubling December 23rd, 2009 A member of the FCC’s five-person commission, Mignon Clyburn, has sent out a letter today in response to Verizon’s earlier reply regarding questions surrounding its gargantuan $350 early termination fee on so-called “advanced devices,” and in brief, it looks like this issue is far from tied off. Her choicest quote is that ... 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