AT&T and litigant Matthew Spaccarelli are engaged in a war of words that AT&T appears to be losing. The incident began when Spaccarelli sued AT&T in small claims court in California. He charged that the company had violated his unlimited data plan agreement for his iPhone by throttling, or slowing down, his data speed. The court agreed and awarded Spaccarelli $850 for his trouble. That was bad enough for the carrier, which prompted an outcry earlier this year when it began scaling back speeds on customers’ unlimited plans after they exceeded a certain data threshold. However, the situation quickly worsened for AT&T.
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AT&T Could Lose Big in David-vs.-Goliath Match
Posted by: Erika Morphy March 14, 2012 03:44 PMAT&T and litigant Matthew Spaccarelli are engaged in a war of words that AT&T appears to be losing. The incident began when Spaccarelli sued AT&T in small claims court in California. He charged that the company had violated his unlimited data plan agreement for his iPhone by throttling, or slowing down, his data speed. The court agreed and awarded Spaccarelli $850 for his trouble. That was bad enough for the carrier, which prompted an outcry earlier this year when it began scaling back speeds on customers’ unlimited plans after they exceeded a certain data threshold. However, the situation quickly worsened for AT&T.