Philadelphia Man Billed $17,000 for Data Use on Visit to Dominican Republic

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Carlos Mota of Philadelphia received a $17,505 bill from Verizon Wireless after using his nwireless USB modem while visiting relatives in the Dominican Republic, the Philadelphia Daily nNews reported. Mota said he used the modem about 90 minutes once but stopped using nit when he tried to log in for a third time and got a message saying he was roaming. The FCC nis considering wireless "bill shock" rules that would require carriers to notify their customers nwhen they face unusually high charges.