CPUC Says AT&T Should Pay $3.75 Million for No NG-911
AT&T faces a $3.75 million fine for “willful disregard” of the “obligation to ensure the public’s safety,” California Public Utilities Commission Administrative Law Judge Karl Bemesderfer wrote in a proposed decision Thursday in docket 18-03-011. AT&T must file next-generation 911…
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tariffs by April 22 or the fine increases to $7.5 million “and will continue to accumulate interest and late payment penalties.” Any appeal is due before May 4 when it becomes final. AT&T said in January the agency can’t force it to provide NG-911 (see 2001070008). The carrier didn’t comment Thursday.