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Released: November 07, 2012
AT&T, government reach deal on forcing monthly data plans
Source: Associated Press, Washington Post (Free Registration)
AT&T is agreeing to pay the federal government $700,000 and offer refunds to customers for mistakenly forcing some smartphone users into monthly data plans. In late 2009, AT&T began to require new smartphone customers to subscribe to monthly data plans. Existing subscribers with pay-per-use plans or no plan at all had to get a monthly plan when they upgraded to a new smartphone.Read Full Article: AT&T, government reach deal on forcing monthly data plans
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