Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
AT&T Mobility
Current Parent Company:
AT&T
Penalty:
$105,000,000
Year:
2014
Date:
October 8, 2014
Offense Group:
consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense:
telecommunications violation
Violation Description:
The Federal Communications Commission announced a $105 million settlement with AT&T Mobility to resolve an investigation into allegations that the company billed customers millions of dollars in unauthorized third-party subscriptions and premium text messaging services.
Level of Government:
federal
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Federal Communications Commission
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Texas
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
telecommunications
Specific Industry of Parent:
telecommunications
Source of Data:
https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-329830A1.pdf (archived copy)
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
