The Federal Trade Commission contended in a 2014 complaint that AT&T Mobility failed to adequately reveal to customers that they would suffer a reduction in data speeds if they used a certain amount of data in a billing cycle.
During Channel Partners Evolution Monday, Ray Hernandez of the investment banking firm W.G. Nielsen & Co. highlighted the importance of a proactive approach to regulatory compliance.
While special access – a wholesale data service – is not an electrifying offering, the stakes are high for the U.S. telecom industry.
While AT&T received fees from the scammers for the third-party charges, the companies billing customers never actually provided any directory assistance service to them, the FCC said.
Last month, AT&T joined the five coalition members in requesting that the FCC strike “irretrievably flawed” data underlying the agency’s proposal to reform the market for business data services.
The phone carriers said the market for Ethernet cable services is significantly more competitive than was indicated by data upon which the Federal Communications Commission relied in proposing reforms to the market for business data services.
The review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit marked the third time in seven years that the court had examined FCC rules aimed at preserving open access to the Internet.
Stamford, Connecticut-based Charter said it anticipates closing the transactions very soon.
Approval of the mega-merger comes with conditions, since the government filed an antitrust lawsuit over concerns that the new company would have a greater incentive and ability to impose restrictions on programmers.
The Obama administration has expressed its strong opposition to H.R. 2666 because it said the legislation would “undermine key provisions” of the FCC’s Net neutrality regulations.
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