The following news articles have been published regarding the SBC Class Action Lawsuit.

Plaintiffs seek more than $20 million in suit against SBC
—Associated Press

Thousands of small businesses in five states, including Texas, will receive legal notices next week in a class-action lawsuit filed against Southwestern Bell Advertising that claims the company bilked advertisers out of more than $20 million in late fees ... (more)

Advertisers get notice of suit – Southwestern Bell late fees disputed
—Kansas City Star

Notices are set to be mailed to 175,000 Southwestern Bell Advertising customers in five states who were allegedly overcharged more than $20 million in so-called collection activity fees. A judge in February found that the fees were “inherently deceptive,” but procedural maneuvers delayed the mailing of the notices until now ... (more)

Lawsuit takes aim at SBC's late fee
—San Antonio Express-News

A class-action lawsuit accuses San Antonio-based SBC Communications Inc. of wrongly overcharging Yellow Pages advertisers by $20 million. Plaintiffs' attorneys next week will mail notices about the suit to 175,000 SBC customers and take out ads in newspapers to ask them to join the legal action ... (more)

SBC notifies advertisers of possible refunds
—St. Louis Post-Dispatch

SBC Communications Inc. will run advertisements Sunday in the Post-Dispatch and 14 other papers across a five-state region in connection with a class-action lawsuit filed by advertisers in its Smart Yellow Pages book.The ads notify advertisers who paid a "collection-activity fee" in the last 1 1/2 years that they might be eligible for refunds or damages resulting from the lawsuit. Notices will be mailed to 175,000 advertisers next week ...(more)

Suit: SBC wrongly charged late-paying customers
—Kansas City Business Journal

A Kansas City law firm is trying to get Yellow Pages advertisers to join in a $20 million class-action lawsuit against SBC Communications Inc., which the firm said charged customers an unwarranted collection fee. On Monday, Beckett & Hensley LC mailed notice of the suit to 175,000 advertisers in Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas. The firm also has taken out Sunday newspaper ads in 15 cities ... (more)