STEVE INSKEEP, host: NPR's business news starts with shock over cell phone bills.</s>STEVE INSKEEP, host: The Federal Communications Commission has been investigating mystery data fees that have turned up on cell phone bills. Verizon Wireless has drawn the agency's interest. The company has now agreed to pay the U.S. government a $25 million penalty for improperly billing customers. It's also going to change its billing practices and offer more than $50 million worth of refunds to customers who received the mystery charges.
The Federal Communications Commission has been investigating mystery data fees on cell phone bills. Verizon Wireless in particular has been in the agency's cross hairs. The company has agreed to pay $25 million for improperly billing customers.