AT&T Inc. subsidiary DirecTV will pay $9.5 million for violating California’s electronic waste disposal and other hazardous waste rules under a deal with state and local prosecutors.
The settlement amends a $23.8 million judgment the prosecutors won against AT&T in 2014 for similar claims (People v. Pac. Bell Tel. Co., Cal. Super. Ct., No. RG14748856, 11/21/17).
At issue are violations, between January 2005 and May 31, 2007, at 25 DirecTV facilities throughout the state. AT&T acquired the satellite video services company in 2015.
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