The FCC has opened an investigation following Verizon’s announcement that they would be doubling their ETF from $175 to $350. Verizon claims the rising costs of subsidizing handsets result in higher monetary losses when a customer leaves before their contract is up, leaving them little choice but to raise the early termination fee to cover more »

We have been seeing some talk about increasing Early Termination Fees (ETF’s), most recently from Verizon Wireless. With that and perhaps in an effort to get the word out, Sprint has come out and stated that they will not be increasing their ETF’s. The message came short and sweet via the official Sprint Twitter account. more »

If there’s one thing we can all agree we hate about cell phone contracts, it would have the be the Early Termination Fee. The ETF has long been the bane of anyone who cannot stick to a single phone or carrier for any extended period of time. Up until now they’ve ranged anywhere from about more »