WHO GETS THE MONEY?
AT&T has agreed to pay $105 million in a federal-state settlement over unauthorized cellphone charges, known as “mobile cramming,” with Massachusetts receiving $327,000, according to the state attorney general’s office. Here’s one reader’s reaction to our Oct. 10 online story:
“So how will this affect us AT&T Mobile customers in Massachusetts? Will any of us reap any of the $327,000 settlement to the state? We overpaid the bill; how do we get reimbursed? Or does the state just
receive the fines?”
Online reader CherylDesigns
SHOULD EMC AND VMWARE SPLIT?
Elliott Management, an activist investor in EMC, believes the Hopkinton-based data storage giant should spin off its VMware unit to increase shareholder value. Should it? We posed that question on our LinkedIn page and got this response:
“Not sure if this move would make sense or not, but it is interesting that HP and Symantec are (splitting) as well. EBay and PayPal parting ways too.”
LinkedIn group member Francis Mahoney
