42 California Government Entities Join Whistleblower Suit Against Nation's Largest Wireless Carriers
Forty-two California government entities joined a lawsuit filed by a whistleblower against AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon. Filed in Sacramento County Superior Court under the California False Claims Act, the case alleges the wireless companies overcharged government customers by more…
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than $100 million, said a news release from Constantine Cannon, which represents the intervenors and whistleblower. The action was unsealed by the court Monday. The case alleges the wireless companies ignored two cost-saving requirements included in the master contracts under which California state and local government customers bought wireless services, the release said. It said the contracts required the carriers to determine and report to the government customers which rate plan selections would result in the lowest cost -- called "rate plan optimization" -- and to provide wireless services at "the lowest available cost."