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Since 2013<\/a>, AT&T has quietly bilked customers out of hundreds of millions of dollars<\/em> with a bogus \u201cadministrative fee,\u201d a fee it more than doubled to $1.99 a month<\/a> in 2018. For a few years there, a California class-action lawsuit made it seem like AT&T might finally get taken to task. But this week, both sides told a judge they\u2019d settle<\/a> for just $14 million \u2014 meaning customers may get less than 10 percent of what they paid AT&T, while AT&T gets to keep on charging them.<\/em><\/p>\n
According to the proposed settlement agreement in Vianu v. AT&T Mobility<\/em> \u2014 which still needs to be approved by a judge \u2014 just about every AT&T Wireless postpaid customer in California since 2015 will be eligible for an estimated payment of between $15 and $29. <\/p>\n
But again, that\u2019s only a fraction of what AT&T\u2019s own records show it charged: $180 per customer on average since 2015, according to documents. The settlement \u201crepresents a refund of approximately 6-11 months of the average fees,\u201d they read. Meanwhile, the lawyers are likely to get $3.5 million.<\/p>\n
\nThe average AT&T customer has paid $180 in \u201cadmin fees\u201d since 2015<\/q><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe estimated payment amount represents a strong result for the Settlement Class, particularly given the substantial risks, costs, and delay of continued litigation,\u201d reads the proposed settlement agreement, going on to list all the ways that the lawyers suing AT&T believe that AT&T might still win the case. <\/p>\nThere\u2019s little question the fees are bogus, in case you\u2019re wondering: Judge Laurel Beeler previously stopped AT&T from trying to dismiss the case<\/a> because the company \u201cdeceptively and unfairly disclosed [the administrative fee] as a pass-through cost.\u201d Which is to say, AT&T can\u2019t pretend it\u2019s an unexpected expense that it\u2019s simply passing along to its customers \u2014 the carrier is profiting from this! And yet, the plaintiffs\u2019 legal team isn\u2019t going to pursue a win. <\/p>\n
Oh, and you won\u2019t even get a check in the mail if you\u2019re still an AT&T customer, assuming this version of the settlement is approved. The money will be credited back to your AT&T account, where AT&T can dip its hand right back in again for that $1.99 \u2014 or more if it feels emboldened enough to increase the fee yet again. (Admittedly, the AT&T account could be a more reliable way to make sure customers get money back.)<\/p>\n
Should it be approved, you\u2019ll likely find the settlement website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Here are a few more links you may find relevant:<\/p>\n
\n<\/aside>\nUpdate, 6:19PM ET: <\/strong><\/em>\u201cWe deny the allegations in this lawsuit because we clearly disclose all fees that are charged to our customers. However, we have decided to settle this case to avoid lengthy, expensive litigation,\u201d reads a statement via AT&T spokesperson Seth Bloom.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

<\/br><\/code><\/p>\nSource: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/5\/12\/23069156\/att-vianu-lawsuit-class-action-administrative-fee<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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