AT&T has settled with the FCC over a “cramming” investigation that found the carrier allowed scammers to place unauthorized charges onto customer bills, and collected a fee from the sham companies involved in the scheme.
Under the agreement, AT&T will refund all current and former customers affected by the scam — mostly small businesses — in full, an action that will cost the provider as much as $6.8 million. AT&T will also pay a fine of $950,000 to the U.S. Treasury.
