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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: AT&T Communications of Texas, L.P.
Current Parent Company: AT&T
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Penalty: $195,000
Year: 2005
Date: July 13, 2005
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Commission Staff conducted and has concluded an informal investigation of whether certain of AT&T's billing practices, which are more fully described below, violated PUR4 andor Commission Substantive Rules, including but not limited to alleged violations of PUR4 and/or Commission Substantive Rules regarding unauthorized carrier charges (also known as cramming).
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Texas Public Utility Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 31204
Facility State: Texas
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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