AT&T: Wireless Carrier Fined $7.75 Million For Allowing Scammers to Charge Customers

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  1. Mark Kling

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    They will have that made back up by the end of the week.
     
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    Can anyone say "rate increase"
     
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    Corporations don't pay taxes, fines, or penalties. They simply roll them into their costs of doing business, tack on their profit margin, and bill their customers accordingly.
     
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    This is old news
     
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    Was announced Monday August 8, 2016...2 days old isn't that old.
     
    supersnackbar, Aug 11, 2016
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    rachi Thanks this.
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    It was announced a few months ago.
     
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    Must have been a 2nd fine, it was all over yahoo and cnn.com this week.
     
    supersnackbar, Aug 11, 2016
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