AT&T vs. CREDO: Claims and Sources

• AT&T contributed to anti-LGBTQ politicians, including Marsha Blackburn and Ted Cruz

Source: https://www.glaad.org/blog/tennessee-congresswoman-marsha-blackburns-anti-lgbtq-activist-history, https://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/ted-cruz-gay-marriage-ruling-reaction-npr-interview-119559

 

• AT&T paid Michael Cohen, convicted former lawyer for Donald Trump, $600,000 to advise on various telecommunications matters, even though Cohen seemingly is not an industry expert

Source: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/michael-cohen-att_n_5af52bdbe4b032b10bf92365

 

• AT&T has opposed net neutrality when it counts

Source:https://bgr.com/2018/02/23/att-net-neutrality-wireless-plans-ugh/

 

• AT&T profited from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which detained immigrant children in squalid conditions

Source: https://readsludge.com/2019/06/27/who-is-making-money-from-cbp-in-your-state/

 

• AT&T has helped the NSA spy on internet traffic

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/16/us/politics/att-helped-nsa-spy-on-an-array-of-internet-traffic.html

 

• In Nov 2017, AT&T promised 7,000 new jobs to receive a tax break in the billions of dollars. It cut 23,000 jobs instead.

Source: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/05/att-promised-7000-new-jobs-to-get-tax-break-it-cut-23000-jobs-instead/