Federal Trade Commission v. AT&T Mobility LLC

  1. December 03, 2019

    AT&T Customers Want Info On FTC Data-Throttling Deal

    The Federal Trade Commission shouldn't be allowed to hide the information it relied on to work out a $60 million deal that absolved AT&T of claims that the mobile giant had been throttling customers' data speeds for years, a California federal court heard Monday.

  2. November 05, 2019

    AT&T Shells Out $60M In Deal With FTC Over Data Throttling

    The Federal Trade Commission has agreed to a $60 million payout from AT&T to settle claims in California federal court that it misled consumers for years by slowing speeds on smartphone unlimited data plans after hitting a usage threshold.

  3. August 26, 2019

    FTC, AT&T Settle 2014 Data Throttling Suit

    AT&T and the Federal Trade Commission told a California federal court that the two sides have reached a settlement in a long-running dispute in which the telecom company was accused of misleading consumers about its "unlimited" cellphone data plans.

  4. May 31, 2018

    AT&T Won't Take FTC Common Carrier Fight To High Court

    AT&T has bowed out of its long-standing fight challenging the Federal Trade Commission's authority to oversee internet service providers and has instead told a California federal court that it will negotiate an end to the regulator's claim that the company misled consumers about its "unlimited" cellphone data plans.

  5. September 28, 2015

    Discovery To Start Slow In FTC Throttling Suit Against AT&T

    A California federal judge on Friday denied AT&T Mobility LLC's request to freeze the Federal Trade Commission's throttling case against the telecom while a Ninth Circuit appeal is pending, but ordered a piecemeal discovery process in case the appellate case is expedited.

  6. September 08, 2015

    AT&T Digs In On Bid To Pause FTC Throttling Suit

    AT&T Inc. blasted the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday for trying to speed along a suit in California federal court accusing the telecommunications giant of reducing data speeds for certain customers, or "throttling," even as the Ninth Circuit gets ready to hear an appeal that could kill the suit.

  7. August 19, 2015

    AT&T Wants FTC Data Throttling Suit Put On Hold

    AT&T Mobility LLC asked a California federal judge Tuesday to pause a Federal Trade Commission suit accusing the telecommunications giant of throttling mobile data use to certain customers, saying pending action in other venues could moot the case.

  8. May 15, 2015

    Judge Hangs Up On AT&T's Call To Toss FTC Data Suit

    A California federal judge on Friday certified his denial of AT&T Mobility LLC's motion to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission's suit alleging the company throttles data to certain customers, setting the stage for a legal battle in the Ninth Circuit.

  9. April 24, 2015

    FTC Opposes Quick Appeal For AT&T In Throttling Suit

    The Federal Trade Commission urged a California federal court on Thursday to deny AT&T Corp.'s motion to the Ninth Circuit to certify two questions from its data throttling dispute, arguing that it's very unlikely the appellate court would rule in the company's favor.

  10. March 31, 2015

    AT&T Can't Pull Plug On FTC's Data Throttling Suit

    A California federal judge on Tuesday refused to let AT&T Corp. out of a Federal Trade Commission suit accusing it of throttling service for unlimited data plans, rejecting the mobile company's argument that it's a common carrier exempted from the Federal Trade Commission Act.

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