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FCC Grants AT&T/Consumer Motion to Dismiss 'Digital Redlining' Complaints After Accord

The FCC granted the request of AT&T and five consumers to dismiss two complaints alleging the telco engaged in "digital redlining" by discriminating against poorer neighborhoods in provision of broadband service. The parties "resolved their differences" through FCC staff-supervised mediation,…

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said brief joint motions (here and here) to dismiss the complaints with prejudice Tuesday in dockets 17-223 and 17-270. They were stamped "granted" by an Enforcement Bureau official. The parties asked the FCC in October to pause its review as they tried to settle the dispute (see 1710040032), which surfaced in August (see 1708240046). Neither AT&T nor Daryl Parks, the attorney representing the residents of Cleveland and Detroit, commented Tuesday.