AT&T To Cough Up $60 Million To FTC For Refunding Users Harmed By Misleading Marketing
https://wccftech.com/att-60-million-ftc-fine/
Carrier AT&T came into the spotlight last month when users were unable to access their voicemails for 24 days straight. AT&T's proposed solutions infuriated customers as it meant that they would have to lose all stored voicemails in order to gain access back. Now, the company is paying $60 million to the Federal Trade Comission in response to claims of a misleading sales pitch. Take a look below for more details.
The Federal Trade Comission sued AT&T (NASDAQ:T) in 2014 when the body claimed that the carrier had throttled download speeds of carrier plans it had advertised as 'Unlimited'. AT&T's throttling affected up to 3.5 million subscribers at the time, with users having had their speeds slowed down more than 25 million times. AT&T at the time claimed innocence and stated that the throttling affected only 3% of its custmers, and that customers were notified before their data speeds were reduced.