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From: ix21@sdccs6.UUCP (David Whiteman)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: ATT Calling Cards [liability limit if stolen]
Message-ID: <1444@sdccs6.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 29-Apr-84 06:51:14 EDT
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Posted: Sun Apr 29 06:51:14 1984
Date-Received: Mon, 30-Apr-84 00:41:58 EDT
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It was announced Thursday [4/26/84] that the FTC and the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve Bank are holding hearings to
determine whether the ATT calling card treated as a credit card for
the purposes of determining liability in the event of a lost or
stolen card.

Currently there is no regulation limiting the liability of a
consumer for unauthorized use of a Calling Card.  If such a
regulation is passed the consumer would only be liable for the
first $50.  An ATT spokesman said there was no reason for such a
regulation because ATT has never billed a customer for a charge from
a lost or stolen card.  A government spokesman then said if that is
true then ATT should have no reason to object to the regulation.