Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Protect Consumers from Phony Phone Charges Act of 2016”.
Protect Consumers from Phony Phone Charges Act of 2016
A BILL
To require the Federal Communications Commission to complete a rulemaking proceeding relating to placing unauthorized charges on the telecommunications bill of a consumer.
Sec. 2 Rulemaking relating to cramming
Definition— In this section, the term cramming means the act of placing unauthorized charges on a wireline, wireless, or bundled services telephone bill of a consumer.
Rulemaking— Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall complete a rulemaking proceeding relating to cramming, during which the Commission shall consider whether to issue a rule to require blocking the placement of third-party charges on a wireline, wireless, or bundled services telephone bill of a consumer under the criteria upon which the Commission relied when the Commission entered into a consent decree relating to cramming with any mobile voice and data service provider.