If you had an unlimited plan from a TracFone provider before January 2015, you can file a claim for a refund. I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer electronics, overseeing an experienced team of ...

The Federal Trade Commission building in Washington, D.C., is seen Jan. 28, 2015. The nation's largest prepaid mobile provider, TracFone Wireless, will pay $40 million to settle government claims that ...

TracFone has been issued a $40 million fine today by the FTC, who have ruled on a complaint regarding 'unlimited' data. The carrier was selling 'unlimited' data plans to customers, but heavy ...

Unlimited data on America’s most reliable 5G network, with built-in spam and fraud protection – all for $45/month with Auto-pay NEW YORK, August 28, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tracfone Wireless, a leading ...

Tracfone has added a new service plan to its offerings: Tracfone Freedom. This is Tracfone's first plan to include unlimited data (a standard offering from most other carriers). Tracfone's existing ...

The Federal Trade Commission is ordering US wireless carrier TracFone to pay $40 million as a penalty for promising “unlimited” data to customers, but then throttling connection speeds or canceling ...

TracFone has agreed to pay $40 million to settle charges it deceived millions of customers with hollow promises of unlimited data service, the Federal Trade Commission announced Wednesday. The agency ...

This week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a settlement with TracFone Wireless to resolve investigations into whether TracFone failed to reasonably protect its customers’ ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- TracFone will repay $40 million to its wireless customers for advertising "unlimited data service" then throttling – or slowing – data for customers who used more than a certain ...

TracFone has agreed to pay $40 million "to settle charges that it deceived millions of consumers with hollow promises of 'unlimited' data service," the Federal Trade Commission announced today.

Consumers who have previously signed up for pre-paid wireless plans advertised with unlimited data from TracFone now have the right to claim a refund, as the company has agreed to a $40 million ...

SAN FRANCISCO — TracFone Wireless Inc., the nation’s largest provider of prepaid cellphone service, has agreed to pay $40 million to the Federal Trade Commission to settle charges that it reduced ...