Basic Search  |  Summaries  |  Advanced Search

Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Southwestern Bell Telephone
Current Parent Company: AT&T
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Recap of Ownership Changes:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $150,000
Year: 2005
Date: February 9, 2005
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: privacy violation
Secondary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Southwestern Bell Telephone agreed to pay $150,000 in settlement of allegations it violated the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act with telemarketing calls.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Missouri Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Missouri
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Texas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: telecommunications
Specific Industry of Current Parent: telecommunications
Source of Data: (click here)
Source Notes: If an online information source is not working, check the Violation Tracker Data Sources page for an updated link.
Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.