Saturday, March 24, 2012

US DOJ sues AT&T for improper IP Relay billing, alleges millions in false claims to FCC

US DOJ sues AT&T for improper IP Relay billing, alleges millions in false claims to FCC

AT&T has violated the United States False Claims Act to the tune of "millions of dollars," according to a Department of Justice lawsuit filed this week. The DOJ alleges that the carrier intentionally neglected to authenticate users of the IP Relay service - a tool utilized by hearing-impaired persons to type messages that communications assistants then read to callers. The service is also abused by individuals overseas to defraud U.S.

Engadget, US DOJ sues AT&T for improper IP Relay billing, alleges millions in false claims to FCC

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