Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
DIRECTV
Current Parent Company:
AT&T
Penalty:
$292,500
Year:
2017
Date:
March 14, 2017
Offense Group:
consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense:
consumer protection violation
Violation Description:
DIRECTV agreed to pay $292,500 in settlement of allegations it made inadequate disclosures of price increases to customers who could have cancelled their contract without a termination fee due to the increase.
Level of Government:
state
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Facility State:
Wisconsin
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:
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
