01.02.2006
AT&T Accused of Eavesdropping, Calling Record Sales
Calling Records• FTC Shuts Down Pretexting Operation• Phone Pretexters Get Off Cheap• Verizon Wireless Changes Customer Data Policy• FCC Strengthens Rules For Phone Privacy• House Tries Once More to Pass Pretexting Bill• Pretexting Bill: Pretense or Reality?• Hewlett-Packard Pays $14.5 Million to Settle Pretexting Suit• HP... |
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15.03.2005
AT&T Agrees to Comply with Pennsylvania`s Do Not Call Law
AT&T Corp will pay fines and investigation costs to resolve complaints from dozens of consumers who claimed that the telecommunications company violated Pennsylvania`s "Do Not Call" law by illegally calling their homes to sell its long distance telephone services. Attorney General Tom Corbett said under the legal agreement , the company will pay nearly $35,000 in... |
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01.07.2004
AT&T Agrees to Pay Refunds to New Yorkers
With prompting from New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, AT&T has agreed to pay refunds to as many as 311,000 New Yorkers who were improperly billed. AT&T Billing• AT&T Settles Minnesota Suit• AT&T to Pay Missouri $50,000 for Improper Billing• AT&T Will Pay FCC $500,000• Judge Allows Florida Case to Proceed•... |
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11.03.2004
AT&T Bills Non-Customers
Consumers in New York and Massachusetts are complaining that AT&T sent them bogus bills, then tried to sell them AT&T service when they called to complain. AT&T Billing• AT&T Settles Minnesota Suit• AT&T to Pay Missouri $50,000 for Improper Billing• AT&T Will Pay FCC $500,000• Judge Allows Florida Case to... |
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12.02.2003
AT&T Can`t Require Arbitration, Court Rules
Forced Arbitration• Court Rules Credit Card Arbitration Lawsuit Can Go Forward• Court Throws Out T-Mobile`s Forced Arbitration Clause• Mandatory Arbitration Stacks Deck Against Consumers• Appeals Court Shreds AT&T Arbitration Clause• Court Rules for Consumers in Arbitration Challenges• Texas Court Invalidates KB Home`s Forced... |
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AT&T Changes Contract Policy
• How to Avoid Early Termination Fees• Site Offers Cell Phone Contract Swapping---News• Judge Rules Sprint Termination Fees are Illegal• Verizon Pays $21 Million to Settle Termination Fee Lawsuit• Washington Power Grab May Be Price of Lower Cell Phone Termination Fees• U.S. Cellular Settles `Free` Phone Complaint• Cell Phone... |
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AT&T Changes Terms Of Service After Outcry
AT&T• Slamming• Long Distance • Local• Wireless• Broadband• Telemarketers---News• AT&T Agrees to Refund Some Ringtone Charges• States Asked to Probe AT&T U-Verse Explosions• AT&T Exits Pay Phone Business• AT&T Changes Contract Policy• AT&T Changes Terms Of Service After Outcry• AT&T... |
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11.08.2009
AT&T Edits Contract to Preclude Class Actions
AT&T has amended its terms of service to preclude consumers from participating in class actions, whether handled via litigation or arbitration.The terms of service explicitly prohibit consumers from bringing class actions, even in an arbitration setting: “Any arbitration under this Agreement will take place on an individual basis; class arbitrations and... |
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AT&T Exits Pay Phone Business
AT&T• Slamming• Long Distance • Local• Wireless• Broadband• Telemarketers---News• AT&T Agrees to Refund Some Ringtone Charges• States Asked to Probe AT&T U-Verse Explosions• AT&T Exits Pay Phone Business• AT&T Changes Contract Policy• AT&T Changes Terms Of Service After Outcry•... |
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07.01.2005
AT&T Faces $500 Million Phone Card Payment
The Federal Communications Commission is expected to take action soon that would require AT&T to pay about $500 million in fees on its highly profitable prepaid calling cards, according to The Wall Street Journal. The company is the naiton`s second-largest issuer of the popular cards. At issue are payments to the Universal Service Fund, which subsidizes... |
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