The New York Assembly holds a debate on disclosure of teacher evaluations at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Thursday, June 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Tim Roske)
New York’s Legislature is trying to ban schemes involving consumers being told via a recorded telephone message that they’ve won a prize, then find fees have been run up on their phone bills that often exceed the value of the prize.
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The Legislature gave final approval to the ban on Thursday. Now it goes to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who could sign it into law.
Sen. Charles Fuschillo (R-Merrick) says thousands of consumers are victimized by the schemes each year.
They’re typically charged a rate of $9.95 a minute without knowing it as they’re put on hold or listen to a long recorded message.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
