AT&T unlimited data throttling, FTC refunds settlement payment

Federal Trade Commission v. AT&T Mobility LLC (unlimited data throttling; FTC refunds; not a class action). Not the data breach.

Also known as AT&T data throttling; AT&T unlimited data refund; FTC v. AT&T Mobility; AT&T throttling Zelle payment; AT&T unlimited data FTC; JND Legal Administration; 3:14-cv-04785

The FTC said AT&T sold unlimited data plans but slowed customers' data speeds (throttling).

Copied from the official notice. Last compared Nov 4, 2026.

Payments: Yes, payments have gone out. The FTC first sent payments in April 2024 and is now sending Zelle payments to people who did not cash or accept them; it does not give the day of either.

Source

The administrator’s statement is quoted in full on this page.

From the administrator site: FTC refund page: AT&T Data Throttling Refunds (dated August 2026). Last compared Nov 4, 2026.
Court approved: Dec 4, 2019From the docket entry. Order not read.

Source

“Case 3:14-cv-04785-EMC Document 201 Filed 12/04/19”

From the court record: Signed Stipulated Order for Permanent Injunction and Monetary Judgment, N.D. Cal. No. 3:14-cv-04785-EMC, Dkt. 201 (copy posted by the FTC; scanned, only the court stamp is readable). Last compared Nov 4, 2026.
Claims: Closed May 18, 2023

Source

“Consumers have until May 18, 2023, to submit a claim.”

From the administrator site: FTC press release, January 19, 2023: Wireless Customers Who Were Subject to Data Throttling by AT&T Can Apply for a Payment from the FTC. Last compared Nov 4, 2026.
Typical amount: A share of the fund$7 million fund, split among everyone who files

Source

“Partial refund from the $7 million left in the fund”

From the administrator site: FTC press release, January 19, 2023: Wireless Customers Who Were Subject to Data Throttling by AT&T Can Apply for a Payment from the FTC. Last compared Nov 4, 2026.

The court approved the settlement on Dec 4, 2019.

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Official site: ftc.gov

Where it stands

Claims closed May 18, 2023
Court approved Dec 4, 2019
Distribution ordered No date on file
Payments issued Date not on file (current stage)

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What the administrator says

The FTC first sent payments in April 2024, which resulted more than $5.6 million in refunds. Now, the FTC is sending Zelle payments to people who didn’t cash their check or accept their PayPal payment.

Source: administrator site

What would change this

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From the court record

Final approval granted	Dec 4, 2019 Source: court record From the docket entry. Order not read.Date the court filed the signed Stipulated Order for Permanent Injunction and Monetary Judgment (Dkt. 201, court stamp 'Filed 12/04/19' on the copy posted by the FTC, which also lists it under December 4, 2019); the scan's signature page shows a handwritten date read as '3rd December', so the judge appears to have signed it December 3, 2019, a day before it was filed. It is a court-entered FTC order, not approval of a class settlement.
Distribution order	not stated

Final approval granted

Dec 4, 2019 Source: court record From the docket entry. Order not read.Date the court filed the signed Stipulated Order for Permanent Injunction and Monetary Judgment (Dkt. 201, court stamp 'Filed 12/04/19' on the copy posted by the FTC, which also lists it under December 4, 2019); the scan's signature page shows a handwritten date read as '3rd December', so the judge appears to have signed it December 3, 2019, a day before it was filed. It is a court-entered FTC order, not approval of a class settlement.

Distribution order

not stated

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