"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote in news:elmop-
0B76A8.19581713072007@nntp1.usenetserver.com:

> In article <os0g93l38u53ghkab65bls47bbkrqsecr6@4ax.com>,
> Paul Miner <pminer@elrancho.invalid> wrote:
>
>> >Why should
>> >only one party be laible for a penalty for early termination?
>>
>> Because that's what the customer agreed to.
>
> Not every contract is legal.
>
> Do the cell phone companies REALLY want their unilateral terms
> scrutinized so carefully?

Are you saying that cellular contracts haven't already been scrutinized?
Most of the language contained today is because of some form of government
scrutiny- see the State of California for starters.