It’s a little unclear how the bill would be worded, but in addition to scrutinizing termination fees, it will also require wireless providers to pro-rate the fees and clearly notify customers about the fees—not only at the time of purchase but for the duration of the contract. Today, most carriers do pro-rate the fees. Klobuchar, along with other sentators, including Russ Feingold (D-Wis.), Jim Webb (D-Va.) and Mark Begich (D-Alaska.), are the ones backing the bill. They are calling the fees “budget-busters” and that say the fees, which range between $150 and $350, are not fair to consumers.

The bill is in direct response to Verizon Wireless’ recent announcement that it would start doubling its fee for smartphone users. Last month, the carrier said it will increase its ETF’s from $175 to $350 because of the higher prices of today’s phones. The other top three top carriers are not following suit. Instead they are sticking with their somewhat lower fees around $200.