From Fierce Wireless:

AT&T to pay $1.5M to settle D.C. lawsuit for overcharging on mobile service

AT&T agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by D.C.’s Office of the Attorney General (OAG) related to overcharging the District and government entities for wireless voice and data services.

The D.C. OAG filed a complaint in February, alleging that AT&T knowingly charged for features, add-ons and other services that D.C. didn’t need and failed to comply with contract requirements to provide the most cost-effective and lowest price plans available.

AT&T denied the accusations but said it decided to settle the case.

“While we continue to dispute the allegations in this lawsuit, we settled this case to avoid drawn-out and expensive litigation,” AT&T said in a statement provided to Fierce.

The alleged overcharging happened over a six-year period from 2012 to 2018 and resulted in AT&T improperly billing millions of dollars, according to D.C.’s OAG. The contract covered accessories and equipment, in addition to mobile service.

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