CELL USER BILL OF RIGHTS

Bemidji State Senator Mary Olson has introduced a bill that would establish a cell phone user bill of rights. The Minesota Wireless Telephone Consumer Protection Act regulates how companies share information to consumers like telling the total price of the service at the time of purchase, tell customers if their monthly charge will change in the future and by how much, provide customers with accurate coverage maps at every location the service is sold. Olson's bill is similar to one passed in 2004 but was deemed unconstitutional because of Federal law. Olson said the bill doesn't want companies to change the way they run their company, only how they tell customers about billing and service agreements.