NJ General Assembly Approves Phone Card Bill S2887

New Jersey now joins Florida and New York state in the battle against the corrupt practices of the calling card industry. Senate President Richard Cody introduced Bill S2887 that would require all minutes for any phone card be available to the customer with no limitation other than deductions for allowed fees and taxes and no expiration unless clearly disclosed on the card or packaging, and advertising. Strict guidelines would have to be followed by the calling card companies in order to remain in compliance.

This bill also goes further than just targeting the phone card providers, it also targets retailers, who could be fined for knowingly selling phone cards that do not deliver "true" minutes.

The bill still requires the Governors signature and if signed by him, would take another 7 months until it takes effect.

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