AT&T agreed to pay nearly $38,000 in penalties to settle Pa. comp...
AT&T agreed to pay nearly $38,000 in penalties to settle Pa. complaints that it violated that state’s no- call telemarketing law. Under a settlement with the Pa. Attorney Gen. Office, AT&T will pay a $29,500 fine and $50 in…
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damages to each of 59 named plaintiffs, and will reimburse the state $5,000 in inquiry costs. AT&T was accused of placing repeated calls to persons on the no- call list and falsely telling consumers AT&T was exempt from the no-call law. AT&T didn’t have to admit guilt but must change its telemarketing practices to guard against future violations. AT&T said one of its telemarketing agents had computer problems that triggered calls to people on the no-call list.