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Verizon, AT&T settle overcharging whistleblower case for $116 million

September 25, 2020

Via: ZDnet
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Verizon and AT&T have agreed to pay $116 million to settle a lawsuit claiming that both carriers have overcharged government agencies for over a decade.

The announcement, made on Thursday, relates to a lawsuit in which 30 government entities and a whistleblower were represented by Constantine Cannon LLP and Susman Godfrey LLP.

Back in 2012, whistleblower entity OnTheGo Wireless, founded by Jeffrey Smith, accused Verizon and AT&T of deliberately failing to provide “cost-saving opportunities” to government entities in California, at both state and local levels.

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