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Company: AT&T Services
Current Parent Company: AT&T
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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 Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Texas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: telecommunications
Specific Industry of Current Parent: telecommunications
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