Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
AT&T
Current Parent Company:
AT&T
Penalty:
$600,000
Year:
2005
Date:
December 14, 2005
Offense Group:
consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense:
consumer protection violation
Violation Description:
AT&T agreed to pay about $550,000 in refunds and $50,000 to the state to resolve claims that Pennsylvanians were billed for long-distance service plans even though they were not AT&T customers or were not signed up for a long-distance plan subject to the monthly charge.
Level of Government:
state
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Pennsylvania Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Facility State:
Pennsylvania
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:
Pennsylvania Consumers Receive Nearly $550,000 in Refunds from AT&T, US States News, December 14, 2005 (via Nexis).
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
