The Federal Communications Commission announced that AT&T has
agreed to pay a $700,000 fine in order to settle complaints that it
switched certain customers from their grandfathered pay-as-you-go data
plans even though AT&T promised some customers they could keep those
plans.AT&T will also pay approximately $25 to $30 per month per customer affected to those who were improperly switched.
According to the FCC, AT&T began transferring customers away from the pay-as-you-go data plans in November 2009 after it changed its policy regarding mandatory smartphone plans for new customers.
The FCC launched its investigation following consumer complaints about AT&T's actions.
