Teletruth In the News

Teletruth and New Networks Institute are regularly in the news, from Bill Moyers' Emmy nominated "The Net At Risk", on PBS to the recent flurrly over our new phone bill report with UCAN, featured on MSNBC as well as The LA Times and New York Times.

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RECENT press from our CA phone bill report, created with UCAN from Google as of March 25th, 2009.

Your Cell Phone Costs You $3.02 a Minute

MSNBC - ‎Mar 11, 2009‎

By Sajid Farooq You may want to stick to text messages after reading how much the average cell phone user (that means you and me) spends on each call per ...

Cellphone bills average $3.02 per minute, study says

Christian Science Monitor - ‎Mar 9, 2009‎

By Chris Gaylord | 03.09.09 In San Diego, mobile users pay more than $3 per minute on average. That’s according to a new consumer-advocacy study featured in ...

Consumers Overspending On Telecom Bills

InformationWeek - ‎Mar 9, 2009‎

According to a new survey, long-distance charges have increased on average to 55 cents a minute, and just 8% of landline customers pay less than 10 cents a ...

 

Cell Phone Study Blows Lid Off the Obvious

Minyanville.com - ‎Mar 10, 2009‎

A study conducted by San Diego’s Utility Consumers’ Action Network, which purports to show cell-phone users pay an average of $3.02 a minute, ...

Consumer Advocate: Cell Phone Users Unaware Of Overcharging

KGTV, 10News.com - ‎Mar 10, 2009‎

SAN DIEGO -- Many cell phone users might not be getting the deals they think they are, according to the Utility Consumer Action Network. ...

 

Mobile phone users conned

IT Examiner - ‎Mar 10, 2009‎

By Nick Farrell in Rome @ Tuesday, March 10, 2009 8:43 AM A US watchdog claims that punters are getting shafted on the cost of their calls because they ...

Talk Isn’t Cheap? For Cellphone Users, Not Talking Is Costly Too.

All Things D Blogs - ‎Mar 10, 2009‎

by David Lazarus If you’re like most cellphone users, you probably think you’re paying less than 10 cents per minute for calls. Think again. ...

 

Study Finds Some Cheap Cellular Phone Plans Aren't

KCBS - ‎Mar 9, 2009‎

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KCBS) -- Cellular phone plans may be costing more than you think, according to a study by the Utility Consumers' Action Network based in ...

Average Cost of Wireless Call $3.02 Says UCAN, San Diego

Wireless and Mobile News - ‎Mar 9, 2009‎

By Editor Wireless and Mobile News on March 9, 2009 2:01 PM A study sponsored by utility-watch-dog group Utility Consumers' Action Network, and conducted by ...

Cell phone calls cost $3 per minute?

WalletPop - ‎Mar 9, 2009‎

The Utility Consumer Action Network reports that the average cell phone customer pays $3.02-per-minute for cellphone use. UCAN looked at the phone bills of ...

LA Times Reports Cellular Minute Cost Consumers an Average of $3.02

pocketnow.com - ‎Mar 9, 2009‎

With all of the cellular carriers now offering unlimited plans as low as $49.99, this weekend the Los Angeles Times reported on a study, by the San Diego ...

Are You Actually Paying More Than $3 A Minute To Use Your Cellphone?

The Consumerist - ‎Mar 9, 2009‎

By Meg Marco , 12:21 PM on Mon Mar 9 2009, 12101 views The LA Times brings up an interesting point. You may think you are getting each cellphone minute for ...

How much are you paying for cell service? Would you believe $3 a ...

Yahoo! Tech - ‎Mar 9, 2009‎

Shocking headline? You better believe it. Like most consumers, I feel like I'm getting a pretty good deal on my cell phone service, paying about 40 bucks a ...

 

You’re probably paying too much for your cellphone

CrunchGear - ‎Mar 9, 2009‎

by Nicholas Deleon on March 9, 2009 A study is about to be released that says consumers are paying a hell of a lot more than they need to for cellphone ...

Wireless Phone Service Prices Skyrocket According to a study from ...

Dslreports - ‎Mar 9, 2009‎

Greg Lazarus of the Los Angeles Times points to a new study that claims the average cellphone user actually pays about $3 per minute for wireless service. ...