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AT&T Inc.

Fair Credit Reporting Act Violation

Date: 09/09/2004 (Date of Consent Decree)

Misconduct Type: Consumer Affairs

Enforcement Agency: FTC

Contracting Party: None

Court Type: Civil

Amount: $365,000

Disposition: Settlement

Synopsis: Sprint Corporation and AT&T Corp. paid $1.125 million and $365,000, respectively, to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they failed to notify certain applicants for telephone service of their rights, in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The FTC charged that both AT&T and Sprint placed conditions or restrictions on consumers’ service, without disclosing information required by the FCRA.