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AT&T experienced a data breach exposing nearly all customers' call and text records.
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AT&T funds One America News, a far-right disinformation outlet.
Report Reveals How AT&T Bankrolls Far-Right Disinformation Outlet One America News
Report Reveals How AT&T Bankrolls Far-Right Disinformation Outlet One America News
Report Reveals How AT&T Bankrolls Far-Right Disinformation Outlet One America News
AT&T Inc. is accused of concealing repeated foreign hacker intrusions in violation of the law, according to a lawsuit from a former IBM cybersecurity official.
The whistleblower complaint against IBM and AT&T was filed under seal in 2020 and is still pending before a federal court.Getty Images—Matthias Balk/picture alliance
and AT&T Inc.’s computer systems were repeatedly breached by foreign hackers, and the companies concealed those intrusions from the US government in violation of the law, according to a lawsuit from a former IBM cybersecurity official.
IBM, AT&T accused by whistleblower of covering up foreign hacks
IBM, AT&T accused by whistleblower of covering up foreign hacks | Fortune
and AT&T Inc.’s computer systems were repeatedly breached by foreign hackers, and the companies concealed those intrusions from the US government in violation of the law, according to a lawsuit from a former IBM cybersecurity official.
In an internal proceed- ing, the Commission found that AT&T violated section 222 of the Telecommunications Act by mishandling cus- tomer data and fined the company $57 million.
24-60223 8 AT&T elected to timely pay the penalty and seek review in our court.
In an internal proceeding, the Commission found that AT&T violated section 222 of the Telecommunications Act by mishandling customer data and fined the company $57 million.
The Commission then issued “order[s]” commanding AT&T and Verizon to pay $57 million and $47 million, respectively.
The Commission determined that AT&T and Verizon violated federal law by mishandling user location data.
It determined that AT&T and Verizon were liable, and it ordered them to pay $57 million and $47 million, respectively.
AT&T’s petition argues, among other things, that the in -house adjudication violated the Constitution by denying it an Article III decisionmaker and a jury trial .
In an internal proceed- ing, the Commission found that AT&T violated section 222 of the Telecommunications Act by mishandling cus- tomer data and fined the company $57 million.
The FTC settled with AT&T for $60 million after alleging the wireless provider failed to disclose that unlimited data plans would throttle speeds for heavy users.
AT&T Mobility LLC, a limited liability company, Defendant
PRESS RELEASE: AT&T to Pay $60 Million to Resolve FTC Allegations It Misled Consumers with ‘Unlimited Data’ Promises
AT&T to Pay $60 Million to Resolve FTC Allegations It Misled Consumers with ‘Unlimited Data’ Promises
FTC Says AT&T Has Misled Millions of Consumers with ‘Unlimited’ Data Promises | Federal Trade Commission
The $60 million paid by AT&T as part of the settlement will be deposited into a fund that the company will use to provide partial refunds to both current and former customers who had originally signed up for unlimited plans prior to 2011 but were throttled by AT&T. Affected consumers will not be required to submit a claim for the refunds.
“AT&T promised unlimited data—without qualification—and failed to deliver on that promise,” said Andrew Smith, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection.
The $60 million paid by AT&T as part of the settlement will be deposited into a fund that the company will use to provide partial refunds to both current and former customers who had originally signed up for unlimited plans prior to 2011 but were throttled by AT&T.
After AT&T challenged whether the FTC had jurisdiction to bring the case, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in 2018 ruled that the FTC did have jurisdiction and authority to challenge the company’s marketing of mobile data services, allowing the Commission’s case to proceed.
AT&T to Pay $60 Million to Resolve FTC Allegations It Misled Consumers with ‘Unlimited Data’ Promises
The money paid by AT&T was deposited into a fund that the company used to provide partial refunds to current and former customers who had unlimited plans that were throttled by AT&T. The company gave a bill credit to current AT&T customers and sent refund checks to former customers.
Former AT&T customers may be eligible to claim a refund from the $7 million remaining in a fund created to settle allegations that the wireless provider charged for “unlimited” data plans while reducing their data speeds, a practice known as throttling.
AT&T has not been able to reach everyone who was eligible for a refund.
The Federal Trade Commission opened a claims process for former AT&T customers who have yet to claim a refund stemming from the FTC’s lawsuit against the company for misleading consumers about its unlimited data plans.
The FTC in 2019 required AT&T to provide $60 million for refunds for failing to disclose to millions of smartphone customers with unlimited data plans that once they reached a certain amount of data use in a given billing cycle, AT&T would reduce or throttle their data speeds.
The company gave a bill credit to current AT&T customers and sent refund checks to former customers.
The money paid by AT&T was deposited into a fund that the company used to provide partial refunds to current and former customers who had unlimited plans that were throttled by AT&T.
The FTC’s $60 million settlement with AT&T, announced in 2019, resolved allegations that the wireless provider failed to adequately disclose to its unlimited data plan customers that, if they reach a certain amount of data use in a given billing cycle, AT&T would reduce—or “throttle”—their data speeds to the point that many common mobile phone applications, such as web browsing and video streaming, became difficult or nearly impossible to use.
In 2020, as a result of the settlement, the company gave a bill credit to current AT&T customers and sent refund checks to former customers, which resulted in $52 million returned to consumers.
But when a customer exceeded an arbitrary data-use ceiling, AT&T “throttled” the speed of data transmission for the rest of the month, which degraded the quality of the service and made many common applications virtually unusable.
The FTC’s Enforcement Lawsuit The FTC sued AT&T in October 2014, charging that its throttling of customers to whom it had promised unlimited data was an unfair practice and that the inadequate notice made it deceptive.
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AT&T settles for failing to report hazardous batteries in California's environmental reporting system.
AT&T), filed in the Santa Cruz Superior Court, centered around the telecommunication company’s failure to report hazardous materials (batteries) with the California Environmental Reporting System (CERS).
- District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced that a multi-million dollar settlement has been reached with AT&T over hazardous environmental practices in Ventura County and across the state of California.
Reporting the use of hazardous materials to CERS is required by law and has also been a part of AT&T’s Hazardous Materials Business Plan.
If approved by the court, under the final judgment, AT&T must pay $18.8 million in civil penalties and costs.
An additional $3 million will fund supplemental environmental projects furthering consumer protection and environmental enforcement in California, and AT&T will pay a minimum of $2 million to enhance its environmental compliance.
AT&T obtained funding based on false certifications it made under penalty of perjury.
AT&T obtained funding based on false certifications it made under penalty of perjury.
AT&T bought Time Warner in 2018, prompting the Department of Justice to seek to block the merger on anti-trust grounds.
When AT&T bought Time Warner in 2018, the Department of Justice sought to block the merger on anti-trust grounds.
AT&T notifying millions of customers following a data breach exposure.
US telecoms firm AT&T notifying millions of customers over data breach
AT&T plans to continue providing financial support to employees who have to travel for abortion care.
AT&T plans to continue providing financial support to employees who have to travel for abortion care, the company told Insider.
Match Group and AT&T have donated to anti-abortion politics, both to fund abortion travel
AT&T pays $250,000 and reinstates employee to settle EEOC disability discrimination lawsuit.
AT&T has also agreed to engage in affirmative recruiting of visually impaired individuals by cooperating with local organizations that serve that workforce.
AT&T to Pay $250,000 and Reinstate Employee to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Under the consent decree resolving EEOC's claims, aside from significant monetary relief, AT&T has agreed to reinstate Meléndez into a new position in its San Juan location and to offer him reasonable accommodations in compliance with the ADA.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - AT&T, a multi-national telecommunications company, will pay $250,000, reinstate an employee, and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
AT&T to Pay $250,000 and Reinstate Employee to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
AT&T will also conduct annual training for its managers in Puerto Rico, post a notice about the lawsuit in its Puerto Rico locations where customer service representatives and its Network Field Operations employees are located, and report ADA complaints from Puerto Rico to EEOC.
The documented action involving AT&T concerns anti lgbtq legislation.
Last month, shareholders targeted AT&T because of its donations to lawmakers who enacted voting restrictions.
After passage of that law and another restrictive voting bill, which requires proof of residency, AT&T donated more than $244,000 to legislators who supported the bills and to Abbott, who signed them into law, according to another Accountable.US report released last month.
Yet, in the 2020 cycle, AT&T has donated $250,000 to the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA).
But since 2020, AT&T has donated more than $86,000 to Florida politicians behind the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, including $80,000 to Governor Ron DeSantis (R).
In early June, AT&T signed a letter, organized by the Human Rights Campaign, opposing "bills being introduced in state houses across the country that single out LGBTQ individuals - many specifically targeting transgender youth - for exclusion or differential treatment." Days later, AT&T's corporate PAC donated $5,000 to Ivey, who is targeting LGBTQ youth with discriminatory legislation.
Since 2019, AT&T has donated almost $1.1 million to anti-LGBTQ members of Congress who were rated "zero" by the Human Rights Campaign. The company also donated to the sponsors of anti-trans legislation in Arkansas ($12,950), Tennessee ($4,000), North Carolina ($5,000), Texas ($22,500), and Florida ($17,500).
AT&T has donated at least $1,396,650 to anti-LGBTQ legislators since last year
AT&T has donated at least $1,269,650 to anti-LGBTQ politicians since 2022
Watchdog says AT&T gave over $100K to Abbott, GOP lawmakers after vowing to support voting rights
AT&T and Comcast donated thousands to those opposed to LGBTQ+ rights in the South.
Public Citizen: Coca-Cola, AT&T gave nearly $1M to legislators backing voting restrictions
The Keep Your Pride campaign, a project of Corporate Accountability Action, says AT&T, Anheuser-Busch, The Coca-Cola Company, General Motors, and NBCUniversal have contributed to lawmakers who support discriminatory, anti-trans legislation.
Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), one of the lawmakers featured in the new report, has received campaign donations from corporate PACs representing 3M, Amazon, Walmart, AT&T, and other companies that collectively received billions of dollars in tax breaks from the Republican law, which restored a provision allowing businesses to immediately write off new investments.
In AT&T’s 2020 Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Report, CEO John Stankey said one of the company’s “core values” was “gender equity and the empowerment of women.” But, from 2018 to 2021, AT&T donated $301,000 to the sponsors of Texas’ draconian abortion ban.
But between January 2022 and June 2023, AT&T donated at least $1,396,650 to anti-LGBTQ legislators.
Telecom giant AT&T was the most prolific, donating more than $800,000 since 2015 to authors of proposed restrictions, co-sponsors of such measures or those who voted in favor of the bills, the report found.
Last month, shareholders targeted AT&T because of its donations to lawmakers who enacted voting restrictions.
After passage of that law and another restrictive voting bill, which requires proof of residency, AT&T donated more than $244,000 to legislators who supported the bills and to Abbott, who signed them into law, according to another Accountable.US report released last month.
A new report finds that companies like Comcast/NBCUniversal and AT&T have donated millions to lawmakers who oppose LGBTQ+ equality.
AT&T's PAC donated $67,000 to 16 Republicans who voted to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
On January 31, 2022, AT&T's PAC donated a total of $67,000 to 16 Republicans who voted to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
AT&T employees are alleged to have opened fraudulent lines and added unauthorized charges to win bonuses.
“In multiple instances, AT&T employees are alleged to have opened fraudulent lines and added unauthorized charges to win bonuses,” Tong said.
AT&T awarded $52,000 to the Wichita Police and Fire Foundation.
(KWCH) - AT&T awarded $52,000 to the Wichita Police and Fire Foundation on Monday.
Wichita Police and Fire Foundation receives large donation from AT&T
AT&T’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion team provides diverse talent with tools, opportunities and resources focused on exposure to senior leaders.
• AT&T’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion team provides diverse talent with tools, opportunities and resources focused on exposure to senior leaders.
AT&T invested approximately $135 million for 8 million hours of employee education and training in 2022.
In 2022, AT&T invested approximately $135 million to engage employees in 8 million hours of education and training, plus $10.5 million in higher education tuition assistance.6
AT&T is accused of violating California’s Consumer Legal Remedies Act through its arbitration provision in customer agreements.
AT&T sued over hidden fee that raises mobile prices above advertised rate - Ars Technica
The suit accuses AT&T of violating California’s Consumer Legal Remedies Act, and it says that AT&T can’t sidestep the lawsuit because the arbitration provision in AT&T’s standard customer agreement violates California law.
The lawsuit also asks for a permanent injunction to force AT&T to stop charging the fee, as well as an order forcing AT&T to pay damages, restitution, and legal costs to the class.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed an age discrimination lawsuit against AT&T and its subsidiaries.
Former AT&T Workers Denied Reemployment Because They Retired, Agency Charges
NEW YORK The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed an age discrimination lawsuit against AT&T, Inc. and a number of its subsidiaries, the agency announced today.
The EEOC filed suit (EEOC v. AT&T Inc., AT&T Corp., AT&T Services, Inc. and Pacific Bell Telephone Company, d/b/a/ AT&T California, Case No. 09-CIV-7323) in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Aug. 20, 2009, after first trying to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process.
AT&T denied the allegations in the lawsuit, but agreed to change its policies related to the reemployment of retirees.
The EEOC had charged that AT&T, Inc. and a number of its subsidiaries discriminated against a class of retired AT&T workers by denying them the opportunity for reemployment solely because they retired under certain early retirement or enhanced severance programs.
The EEOC filed suit (EEOC v. AT&T Inc., AT&T Corp., AT&T Services, Inc. and Pacific Bell Telephone Company, d/b/a/ AT&T California, Case No. 09-CIV-7323) in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Aug. 20, 2009, after first trying to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process.
AT&T received a flawless 100 on the HRC Corporate Equality Index and was rated one of the best places to work for LGBTQ equality in 2021.
AT&T is a National Corporate Founder of HRC's foundation with a flawless score of 100 on the corporate equality index, and the group rated it as one of the best places to work for LGBTQ equality in 2021.
AT&T in March stopped participating in external surveys such as the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index, no longer encourages employees to wear pins with their preferred pronouns and canceled a series of LGBTQ+ events. It also halted DEI training to boost leadership development, made its chief DEI officer vice president of culture and inclusion and opened up AT&T employee scholarships to everyone, not just certain demographic groups.
AT&T offered $250 million to Herring in 2019.
Herring testified that he was offered $250 million from AT&T in 2019.
AT&T pays a $10,000 penalty to DCR as part of a settlement.
In addition, the settlement requires AT&T to pay a $10,000 penalty to DCR.
WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey wrote in a memo to employees on March 20 that the conglomerate will be hiring a new executive who “will help ensure our business encourages and values diverse perspectives, supports the unique voices of the talent we work with, and is reflected in the world-class content we create.”
WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey wrote in a memo to employees on March 20 that the conglomerate will be hiring a new executive who “will help ensure our business encourages and values diverse perspectives, supports the unique voices of the talent we work with, and is reflected in the world-class content we create.”
An AT&T subsidiary argued an industry-funded school and library internet access program is exempt from the federal False Claims Act, but the court rejected that argument.
The court rejected an argument by an AT&T subsidiary that an industry-funded program to provide internet access to schools and libraries is not subject to the federal False Claims Act.
AT&T confirmed its commitment to ending DEI-related policies as announced earlier this year.
FCC Chair Brendan Carr said AT&T’s letter on Tuesday confirmed its commitment announced earlier this year to ending DEI-related policies.
In December, AT&T reaffirmed its commitment to ending DEI programs in a letter to the Federal Communications Commission as it sought approval from the Trump administration to buy wireless spectrum assets.
AT&T's CFO is hoping Congress will extend Trump's corporate tax cuts.
Why AT&T’s CFO is hoping Congress will extend Trump’s corporate tax cuts
CEO John Stankey said AT&T believes the right to vote is sacred and supports voting laws that make voting easier, fairer, and more secure.
The reported contributions from AT&T come after CEO John Stankey said in April amid a wave of voting restrictions being proposed in GOP legislatures that the company believes “the right to vote is sacred and we support voting laws that make it easier for more Americans to vote in free, fair and secure elections.”
AT&T’s decision to eliminate DEI undermines future business advantages, potentially compromising innovation, profitability, employee well-being, and brand reputation.
AT&T’s decision to eliminate DEI undermines future business advantages, potentially compromising innovation, profitability, employee well-being, and brand reputation.
Given this history, AT&T’s decision to end diversity, equity, and inclusion commitments signals appeasement and a clear pivot toward an anti-growth and reactionary agenda.
Given this history, AT&T’s decision to end diversity, equity, and inclusion commitments signals appeasement and a clear pivot toward an anti-growth and reactionary agenda.
AT&T’s decision to eliminate DEI undermines future business advantages, potentially compromising innovation, profitability, employee well-being, and brand reputation.
AT&T terminated an employee with a disability who had performed his job since 1979.
Because of the policy, AT&T reassigned or terminated employees with disabilities, including an employee who had successfully performed his job since 1979.