When you
make a long distance telephone call from your home, you presume
the call will go through the long distance company you selected.
You may be mistaken! Unfortunately, some companies have used
misleading tactics to switch a consumer's long distance service
to that company without the consumer's knowledge. These deceptive
service switches are commonly referred to as "slamming."
"Slamming" may occur when consumers sign up to enter
contests or sweepstakes and don't read the fine print on the
back side of the entry blank--fine print that says that by
entering the contest, you are asking your service to be switched
to another company.
"Slamming"
is not only wrong, it's illegal. Federal and state authorities,
including my office, are working on rules to provide greater
protection to consumers against this growing problem.
But you
can take action, too!
| Follow
these tips to avoid being tricked into switching long
distance service:
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