AT&T Gets Dirty, Threatens Plaintiff With Termination Of Service Unless He Shuts Up [Update: AT&T Responds]

Let me catch you up: Matt Spaccarelli, an everyday guy from California, recently took AT&T to small claims court regarding its questionable throttling practices. The judge ruled in his favor on February 24 and ordered AT&T to pay Spaccarelli $850 on the basis that the throttled speed does not live up to AT&T's much-advertised promise of the nation's "fastest network." Anyway, the social consumer activist site PublikDemand recently rallied support around the story and posted a series of tips on how any consumer could do the same. Now, two and a half weeks after Spaccarelli's case was settled in small claims court, a lawyer for AT&T is reaching out and offering a slightly new settlement if he signs an NDA to stop talking about his case. But that's the normal part. The letter starts out by explaining that since Spaccarelli is using his wireless data plan for tethering -- a fact he admitted in court -- AT&T "has the right to terminate [his] service." It's 'bout to get nasty in here. UPDATE: AT&T just sent over a statement to TC concerning Matt Spaccarelli. It's after the jump.

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