Court Says Haggling Is OK on Cellphone Deals
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Cellphone firms are free to offer whatever deals they want to consumers, even if some customers end up with better deals than others, a federal appeals court ruled.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia rejected a complaint from a Cleveland-area woman, Jacqueline Orloff, who said Verizon Wireless practiced discrimination by offering other customers special deals.
Those offers -- including free minutes or free voice mail -- were offered by salespeople to consumers who pushed for better deals.
A unanimous three-judge panel of the appeals court said haggling “allows consumers to get the full benefit of competition by playing competitors against each other.”
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