FCC fined America’s Tele-Network (ATN) $1.02 million for slamming...
FCC fined America’s Tele-Network (ATN) $1.02 million for slamming (changing preferred telephone carriers of consumers without their authorization). Agency levied fines of $40,000 for each of 17 violations and then doubled amounts, “based upon a pattern of intention and…
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egregious misconduct.” FCC said it received 263 consumer complaints against ATN in 2000 for unauthorized carrier conversions. Commission’s Enforcement Bureau said ATN didn’t deny it made unauthorized carrier changes but contested level of fine, arguing its actions weren’t intentional and complaining FCC didn’t give enough weight to remedial steps ATN took. FCC said none of ATN’s arguments was “persuasive.”