Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
AT&T
Current Parent Company:
AT&T
Penalty:
$565,000
Year:
2005
Date:
February 9, 2005
Offense Group:
consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense:
consumer protection violation
Violation Description:
AT&T agreed to pay more than $400,000 in restitution, provide approximatedly $25,000 in calling cards and pay $140,000 to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in settlement of allegations it improperly billed consumers for their long distance service and other customer service issues.
Level of Government:
state
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Massachusetts Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Facility State:
Massachusetts
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 Notes:
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
