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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: 
AT&T Inc.
Current Parent Company: 
AT&T
Penalty: 
$700,000
Year: 
2012
Date: 
November 6, 2012
Primary Offense: 
telecommunications violation
Violation Description: 

AT&T agreed to pay $700,000 as part of a consent decree to resolve complaints that the company switched certain consumers to its mandatory monthly wireless data plans even though it had promised they could retain their existing pay-as-you-go data plans.

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-317218A1.pdf (archived copy)

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Parent company note: 
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