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Connecticut Shares National $105 Million AT&T Settlement

Connecticut Public Radio | By The Associated Press
Published October 8, 2014 at 4:07 PM EDT
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State officials say Connecticut will receive $268,252 as part of $20 million in penalties in national settlement with telecom giant AT&T. 

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William Rubenstein, Commissioner of Connecticut's Department of Consumer Protection, in a file photo.

Attorney General George Jepsen and state Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein announced on Wednesday that Connecticut with other states resolved allegations that the company participated in a practice known as "data cramming."

The full national settlement also includes $80 million in customer refunds.

The Federal Trade Commission said AT&T billed millions of customers for charges from third-party companies for services customers never asked to receive or were duped into subscribing to -- things like horoscope texts or flirting tips.

The fees, usually $9.99 a month, were not easy for customers to find on their bills.

Jepsen said consumers will see changes in how they are billed in the future.
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