---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20210225230806.B7D30721@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 23:08:06 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: AT&T faces lawsuit over overcharging in Washington, DC WASHINGTON - Attorney General Karl A. Racine today filed a lawsuit against AT&T Mobility National Accounts LLC (AT&T) over its failure to comply with a long-term contract for cell phone and internet services, which resulted in millions of dollars of overcharges to the District. In the lawsuit, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) alleges AT&T knowingly submitted faulty invoices that did not comply with the contract, which required AT&T to provide the cheapest cell phone and data services available. The company was also required to help the District save money by suggesting alternative lower-priced plans based on data usage and to use a standardized base plan for all District agencies. Instead, AT&T knowingly invoiced the District for features, add-ons, and other services it did not need, causing millions in improper charges that were paid for with taxpayer funds. OAG is seeking damages and penalties from AT&T for violating D.C. law and the District's False Claims Act (FCA) and for overcharging the District between 2012 and 2018. https://www.lightreading.com/ossbss/atandt-faces-lawsuit-over-overcharging-in-washington-dc-/d/d-id/767698?itc=lrnewsletter_lrdaily&utm_source=lrnewsletter_lrdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=03162016 ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20210225230249.6329F721@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 23:02:49 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: WarnerMedia Parent AT&T Sells DirecTV Stake To Private Equity Firm TPG By Jill Goldsmith WarnerMedia parent AT&T said Thursday it's clinched a deal to sell a significant minority stake in satellite in DirecTV, U-Verse and AT&T TV to private equity group TPG in a deal that will net the telecom giant $7.8 billion. https://deadline.com/2021/02/att-deal-directv-with-private-equity-firm-tpg-1234701305/ ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20210225230527.A73E1721@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 23:05:27 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: AT&T accused of lobbying against sanctions on Chinese state-owned telecom company Former Commerce Department official Corey Stewart details his experience on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight' By Yael Halon AT&T pressured the Commerce Department to keep a Chinese military-controlled telecom company off the United States' sanction list despite its use of forced labor and other human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims, former Commerce Department undersecretary Corey Stewart told "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Wednesday. https://www.foxnews.com/tech/att-lobbied-against-sanctions-on-chinese-state-owned-telecom-company ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20210225233709.6BABF721@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 23:37:09 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Register of persons with powers under the Electronic Communications Code This register lists companies that have been granted powers under the Electronic Communications Code. https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-telecoms-and-internet/information-for-industry/policy/electronic-comm-code/register-of-persons-with-powers-under-the-electronic-communications-code#C ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Fri, 26 Feb 2021