Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
AT&T Inc.
Current Parent Company:
AT&T
Penalty:
$700,000
Year:
2012
Date:
November 6, 2012
Offense Group:
consumer-protection-related offenses
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:
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
