COMMUNICATIONS
AT&T settles issue
The federal government said AT&T will pay $18.25 million to settle charges related to operating services that are designed for use by the deaf and hard-of-hearing who place calls by typing messages over the Internet.
The settlement announced by the Federal Communications Commission closes an investigation over compliance with rules on registering and verifying callers. AT&T isn’t admitting any wrongdoing.
The case is separate from a pending lawsuit in Pittsburgh by the Justice Department that alleges AT&T improperly billed the government for calls made by overseas callers who were ineligible.
AT&T Inc. is paying $7 million to reimburse the fund for the Telecommunications Relay Service. That amount includes interest. AT&T also is paying $11.25 million to the U.S. Treasury and is agreeing to new procedures.
AUTO INDUSTRY
Expansion in Indiana
Subaru plans to expand its Indiana factory and add workers to build the Impreza small car in 2016.
Currently the factory in Lafayette, Ind., employs around 3,600 and builds the Legacy and Outback cars and the Tribeca SUV. It also builds the Camry midsize car under contract with Toyota.
The exact number of new jobs was unknown.
Sales of the Impreza have fallen 31 percent this year, due largely to a shortage of models. Ward’s Automotive says Subaru has only enough Imprezas on the ground to supply dealers for 29 days. A 60-day supply is considered optimal.
Compiled from wire reports.