Verizon settled a class-action lawsuit over “cramming,” a practice in which third-party companies place charges for various products and services on Verizon phone bills without the customers’ permission. The lawsuit alleged that Verizon profited from this practice by keeping for itself a portion of the amounts billed by these third-party companies. The settlement covers all Verizon landline customers nationwide (including individuals, businesses and local governmental entities) who were billed for third-party charges from April 27, 2005 through February 28, 2012.