12-18-2013
http://news.yahoo.com/u-judge-halts-cell-phone-fee-poor-georgia-165920252--finance.html
U.S. judge halts cell phone service fee for the poor in Georgia
A federal judge has blocked Georgia's plan to charge low-income residents $5 per month for cell phone service that currently is provided free of charge.
The fee was set to take effect on January 31 and would have made Georgia the only the U.S. state to charge for the federally subsidized phone service.
The cell phone industry trade association, called CTIA, sued Georgia earlier this year even before the new fee got final approval in October.
The association claims that by adding the $5 monthly fee, Georgia is setting cell phone rates, which it does not have the legal power to do.
http://news.yahoo.com/u-judge-halts-cell-phone-fee-poor-georgia-165920252--finance.html
U.S. judge halts cell phone service fee for the poor in Georgia
A federal judge has blocked Georgia's plan to charge low-income residents $5 per month for cell phone service that currently is provided free of charge.
The fee was set to take effect on January 31 and would have made Georgia the only the U.S. state to charge for the federally subsidized phone service.
The cell phone industry trade association, called CTIA, sued Georgia earlier this year even before the new fee got final approval in October.
The association claims that by adding the $5 monthly fee, Georgia is setting cell phone rates, which it does not have the legal power to do.
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