Tag: subsidy
$128mn Payout after Telco Cheats Taxpayers for 10 Years
There was also a 5-year prison sentence for Issa Asad, CEO of Q Link Wireless, a provider of comms services to customers in 31 US states.
AT&T Punished for the Abuse of Government Subsidies
The US telco enrolled 3,912 subscribers on a government subsidy program without valid information to identify them.
$8mn Fine Proposed for Yet Another Telco That Wrongly Claimed US Government Subsidies for Low-Income Customers
The telco routinely ported in subscribers without their consent, then falsely changed their addresses to obtain higher subsidies aimed at native Americans.
$17mn Penalty Proposed for Telco That Wrongly Took Government Subsidies for Low-Income Customers
AT&T reseller City Communications deliberately abused programs to provide internet connectivity.
Telco Fined $23.5mn for Taking Government Subsidies for Ineligible Phone Users
Programs to help Americans with low incomes were abused by TracFone Wireless, a subsidiary of Verizon.
FCC Broadband Map Shenanigans Shows How Crony Capitalism Really Works
Some US businesses are so complacent when lying about broadband coverage that they accidentally admit the lies to each other.
Children Used for Giant Fraud on Comms Services Subsidized by US Government
It is good that poor children can go online. It is bad if government subsidies allow a four year old to obtain 1,042 broadband accounts.
US Regulator Expects Consumers to Report Fraudulent Abuse of Government Subsidies by Telcos
How can the US government spend USD17bn on subsidizing internet access whilst relying on the public to police crooked companies?
TelOne Zimbabwe – The Story of Africa
Government subsidies to prop up weak state-owned telcos are hurting the African telecoms market.
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