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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: AT&T
Current Parent Company: AT&T
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Penalty: $300,000
Year: 2008
Date: January 18, 2008
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: AT&T was fined $300,000 for overcharging for collect calls made from prisons.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Washington
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
Source of Data: Wa.: AT&T fined more than $300,000 for overcharging on prison calls, Associated Press, January 18, 2008 (via Nexis).
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.