Florida, AT&T Mobility agree to multimillion-dollar settlement

AT&T Mobility? ? AT&T Mobility Latest from The Business Journals Florida, AT&T Mobility agree to settlementJudge delays Sprint Nextel suit to block AT&T/T-Mobile dealAT&T fires back at 'one-sided' FCC report on T-Mobile deal Follow this company customers in Florida billed for roadside assistance plans without their consent will get some money back.

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced a settlement that requires AT&T Mobility refund all charges for roadside assistance to customers in the state who did not consent to or use the service during the time they were charged. Customers were billed $2.99 per month for the service, a statement said.

The Attorney General's Office estimates that more than 600,000 cell phone numbers of Florida customers were charged for roadside assistance during the time period investigated and that a substantial number of those customers will be eligible for refunds.

In addition to full refunds for Florida customers, AT&T Mobility will:

• Provide prepaid telephone cards with a face value of $550,000 for donation to members of the United States military;
• Donate $10,000 to the Florida Law Enforcement Officer of the Year program; and
• Pay $1.2 million to the Attorney General's Office for future enforcement and attorneys' fees and costs.

The settlement requires that AT&T Mobility provide any future customers multiple disclosures concerning charges associated with Roadside Assistance and how to cancel the service.

AT&T Mobility? ? AT&T Mobility Latest from The Business Journals Florida, AT&T Mobility agree to settlementJudge delays Sprint Nextel suit to block AT&T/T-Mobile dealAT&T fires back at 'one-sided' FCC report on T-Mobile deal Follow this company customers in Florida billed for roadside assistance plans without their consent will get some money back.

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced a settlement that requires AT&T Mobility refund all charges for roadside assistance to customers in the state who did not consent to or use the service during the time they were charged. Customers were billed $2.99 per month for the service, a statement said.

The Attorney General's Office estimates that more than 600,000 cell phone numbers of Florida customers were charged for roadside assistance during the time period investigated and that a substantial number of those customers will be eligible for refunds.

In addition to full refunds for Florida customers, AT&T Mobility will:

• Provide prepaid telephone cards with a face value of $550,000 for donation to members of the United States military;
• Donate $10,000 to the Florida Law Enforcement Officer of the Year program; and
• Pay $1.2 million to the Attorney General's Office for future enforcement and attorneys' fees and costs.

The settlement requires that AT&T Mobility provide any future customers multiple disclosures concerning charges associated with Roadside Assistance and how to cancel the service.

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