Verizon Sued Over $1.99 Data Charges

Verizon Wireless has been slapped with a class-action lawsuit over $1.99 data fees alleged to have been improperly charged to non-smartphone customers.

The suit comes less than three months after the FCC asked Verizon to respond to accusations that it was charging $1.99 to customers who inadvertently accessed its mobile Internet service. The lawsuit, filed by Goldman Scarlato & Karon in a New Jersey federal court, claims Verizon charged its non-smartphone customers $1.99 for data service that these customers never used. The suit aims to reimburse people and businesses for the charges.