AT&T, Consumers Seek to Settle 'Digital Redlining' Complaints, Ask FCC to Put Hold on Cases
AT&T and five consumers asked the FCC to pause review of two complaints while they try to settle "digital redlining" allegations the telco discriminated against poorer neighborhoods on broadband. The parties asked the commission to hold the complaints in abeyance…
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while they attempt to "resolve these matters on a consensual basis through Staff supervised mediation," said a joint statement posted Wednesday in proceeding No. 17-223. Three African-American Cleveland residents in August complained AT&T provided slower internet access service to low-income communities than to "wealthier and predominantly white areas" that have premium, fiber-based services; AT&T denied discrimination (see 1708240046). Daryl Parks, the attorney representing the residents, reportedly also filed a similar complaint in September on behalf of two Detroit middle-income residents. AT&T and Parks didn't comment.