AT&T sent text messages to subscribers letting them know that they may be eligible for refunds if they paid for smartphones (including iPhone and BlackBerry) or mobile data services from November 1, 2005 up to and including September 7,
2010.
AT&T will process settlement refunds without admitting guilt. AT&T agreed to stop charging the taxes if the court approves the settlement.
Here's the AT&T website statement.
- If
you paid taxes, fees or surcharges ("Internet Taxes") to AT&T
Mobility LLC ("AT&T Mobility") on internet access through certain
services including iPhone data plans, Blackberry data plans, other
smartphone data plans, laptop connect cards and pay-per-use data
services on
bills issued from November 1, 2005 up to and including September 7,
2010, you might be eligible to receive benefits from a class action
settlement.
- The settlement resolves lawsuits concerning AT&T Mobility
charging Internet Taxes for internet access through certain services.- The two sides disagree about whether AT&T Mobility's
charging of Internet Taxes was proper, and if it was improper, how much
the plaintiffs would have been entitled to. The parties have agreed to
resolve these cases by settlement.