The world's richest man, Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim owned a telephone company, the state's utility regulators have ordered the payment of $ 24.4 million California unpaid fees and interest.
TracFone Wireless prepaid phone company owned by tycoon, there is no need to regulate telecommunications company to pay all costs, according to the July 11 decision, the California Public Utilities Commission administrative law judge McKinney Presiding Officer.
No punishment is necessary, regulators said, but because of any fees or surcharges collected from the front of the customers, the company will bear the costs.
Support TracFone can appeal or request for review within 30 days after the decision.
Support TracFone email seeking comment was not immediately returned, and on which the city did not answer.
Consumer Protection and Safety Division filed a lawsuit, saying the company does not charge a fee, from 2004 to 2012 or pay a surcharge of public projects, such as the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications program, from 2000 to 2012 on support TracFone.
"Support TracFone begin to pay various fees, decided in 2012, the month before the decision to assess fees owed.
Part of the problem is the telephone debit cards state law exemptions. Support TracFone that fall under the exemption, but the state does not agree, in order.
TracPhone prepaid wireless services in many retailers, including Wal-Mart and RadioShac ??k support TracFone, NET10 and SafeLink sold under the brand, require customers to buy the phone and then buy minutes to use.
Support TracFone described himself as a U.S. prepaid cell phone market, the largest operator, with about 16 million subscribers across the country, in order to express.
The fourth consecutive year, Slim, named the world's richest man Forbes March, when his net worth anastomosis 73 billion dollars.
Support TracFone is the quotient of Mexico, a subsidiary of America Movil.
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