By Diana Goovaerts
AT&T struck a deal with federal officials to resolve allegations it
indirectly paid a state lawmaker in Illinois to secure support for
legislation which freed it of an obligation to provide all residents
in the state with landline phone services. An operator executive and
two politicians involved in the scheme were separately charged in
connection with the case.
The operator agreed to pay a $23 million fine and entered into a
two-year deferred prosecution agreement. The latter will allow it to
avoid going to court so long as it implements a new compliance and
ethics program and provides annual reports to the government about its progress.
https://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/att-slapped-23m-fine-former-exec-charged-playing-politics-illinois
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