Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
AT&T Services
Current Parent Company:
AT&T
Penalty:
$7,750,000
Year:
2016
Date:
August 8, 2016
Offense Group:
consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense:
telecommunications violation
Violation Description:
The Federal Communications Commission's Enforcement Bureau announced a settlement with AT&T Services to resolve its investigation into whether the company "crammed" unauthorized third-party charges on its customers' wireline telephone bills. AT&T was accused of allowing scammers to charge customers approximately $9 per month for a sham directory assistance service.
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.
