(NBC NEWSCHANNEL) Some AT&T customers could see refunds coming their way.
The Federal Communications Commission says AT&T will pay $7.75 million after a federal investigation found it allowed unauthorized third-party charges on its customers' land-line bills.
It's a practice known as "cramming."
The FCC says scammers were allowed to charge customers about $9 per month for a bogus directory assistance service.
The settlement includes $6.8 million in customer refunds and a $950 thousand federal fine.
AT&T says affected former and current customers will receive their refunds via check within 90 days.
The @FCC’s Enforcement Bureau today settled a wireline phone #cramming investigation with AT&T: https://t.co/eHbPUIENWM
— The FCC (@FCC) August 8, 2016
