Verizon

Attorney General Tim Fox announced today that the Office of Consumer Protection, along with other nationwide organizations, reached settlements with Sprint and Verizon Wireless that include $158 million in payments and resolved allegations regarding "mobile cramming."

The Montana Department of Revenue and cell phone service provider Verizon have reached a settlement over 32.8 Million dollars of contested taxes.

The Montana Attorney General's Office of Consumer Protection is working with Verizon Wireless customers to help them improve coverage or switch carriers. Customers mostly in rural areas experienced a loss of service after a three year contract between AT&T and Verizon expired in June 22.

During an interview on MSNBC this week, June 12, Montana's Junior U.S. Senator Jon Tester claimed that National Security Administration leaks provided by Edward Snowden likely did not damage U.S. Security.

On Thursday June 6, British news source The Guardian released a court order revealing that certain types of American phone records were being gathered by the U.S. government from Verizon customers.