Jun
18
AT&T to Be Fined $100 Million by FCC for Slowing Mobile Data
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AT&T will be fined a record $100 million for misleading customers about unlimited mobile data plans under a U.S. regulator’s proposal.
The company slowed speeds for customers with unlimited data plans and failed to adequately notify them of the practice, the Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday. AT&T violated an FCC rule requiring transparency for broadband data practices, the agency said.
“Consumers deserve to get what they pay for,” said FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler. “Broadband providers must be upfront and transparent about the services they provide. The FCC will not stand idly by while consumers are deceived by misleading marketing materials and insufficient disclosure.”
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