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babylonsister

(171,065 posts) Wed Jun 17, 2015, 05:49 PM Jun 2015

AT&T just got hit with a $100 million fine after slowing down its ‘unlimited’ data

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AT&T just got hit with a $100 million fine after slowing down its ‘unlimited’ data
By Brian Fung June 17 at 12:00 PM
What you need to know about the $100 million fine against AT&T(0:49)

AT&T is being charged a $100 million fine after slowing down its "unlimited" data. Here's what that means for its users. (Alice Li/The Washington Post)

The Federal Communications Commission slapped AT&T with a $100 million fine Wednesday, accusing the country's second-largest cellular carrier of improperly slowing down Internet speeds for customers who had signed up for "unlimited" data plans.

The FCC found that when customers used up a certain amount of data watching movies or browsing the Web, AT&T "throttled" their Internet speeds so that they were much slower than normal. Millions of AT&T customers were affected by the practice, according to the FCC.

The fine, which AT&T says it will fight, is the largest ever levied by the agency.

AT&T implemented the practice in 2011, prompting thousands of customers to complain to the FCC, according to an agency statement.

By not properly disclosing the policy to consumers who thought they were getting "unlimited" data, the company violated the FCC's rules on corporate transparency, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said in a statement.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/06/17/att-just-got-hit-with-a-100-million-fine-after-slowing-down-its-unlimited-data/

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AT&T just got hit with a $100 million fine after slowing down its ‘unlimited’ data (Original Post) babylonsister Jun 2015 OP

AT&T does binness the GOP way. lpbk2713 Jun 2015 #1

They make like 32 billion in an average quarter. onehandle Jun 2015 #2

Well, perhaps it will make the people they ripped off feel better. nt babylonsister Jun 2015 #4

hmmm, fraud. so who is going to jail for fraud lol. not with the current DOJ nt msongs Jun 2015 #3

who gets this money? it's a fine... so I know the answer ProdigalJunkMail Jun 2015 #5

That fine should be 10x bigger and ATT should be forced to refund their customers the money Autumn Jun 2015 #6

lpbk2713

(42,757 posts)

1. AT&T does binness the GOP way.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 05:53 PM

Jun 2015

Say and do whatever you want as long as it makes the cash registers ring.

Then when you get caught, weasel out of it the best way you can.

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

2. They make like 32 billion in an average quarter.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 05:55 PM

Jun 2015

This is like a parking ticket to us.

babylonsister

(171,065 posts)

4. Well, perhaps it will make the people they ripped off feel better. nt

Reply to onehandle (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 06:07 PM

Jun 2015

msongs

(67,405 posts)

3. hmmm, fraud. so who is going to jail for fraud lol. not with the current DOJ nt

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 06:05 PM

Jun 2015

ProdigalJunkMail

(12,017 posts)

5. who gets this money? it's a fine... so I know the answer

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 06:08 PM

Jun 2015

but it should go to the customers of ATT who paid for a service they were denied... of course, to be just, the fine would have to be much larger...

sP

Autumn

(45,084 posts)

6. That fine should be 10x bigger and ATT should be forced to refund their customers the money