Verizon has paid $1.3 million to the state to resolve allegations that the company overcharged the commonwealth, according to Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office.
As part of a lawsuit settlement, the telecommunications provider must also give refunds to cities and towns for alleged overbilling, according to a press release issued Tuesday by Coakley’s office.
Verizon has a contract with the state to provide telephone services to government entities at specific rates. Between September 2006 and October 2012, the company allegedly sent invoices to certain state contract customers at higher rates than those permitted under the state contract, including charges for local calling usage, regional toll services, flat rate business lines, flat rate trunks and business listings, according to Coakley.
