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Legislation Details
File #:
Version:
1
250769
Name:
Settlement of Lawsuit - AT&T Corporation and
Pacific Bell Telephone Company - City to Receive
$15,400,000
Status:
Type:
Ordinance
Passed
File created:
In control:
7/29/2025
Clerk of the Board
On agenda:
Final action:
7/29/2025
9/18/2025
Enactment date:
9/18/2025
182-25
Enactment #:
Title:
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by the City and County of San Francisco ex rel.
Roger Schneider against AT&T Corp. and Pacific Bell Telephone Company (collectively, “AT&T”) for
$15,400,000; the lawsuit was filed on January 29, 2020, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No.
CGC-20-582552; entitled City and County of San Francisco ex rel. Roger Schneider v. AT&T
Corporation, et al.; the lawsuit involves allegations that AT&T and other telecommunications
companies knowingly under-collected and under-remitted amounts due under the Access Line Tax
Ordinance in violation of the California False Claims Act; other material terms of the settlement are
that AT&T will collect and remit access line taxes in a certain manner in the future absent a material
change in the law.
Sponsors:
Attachments:
1. Leg Ver1, 2. Comm Rpt Rqst Memo 082825, 3. Comm Pkt 090425, 4. Board Pkt 090925, 5. Board
Pkt 091625, 6. Leg Final
Action By
Date
Action
Result
Ver.
RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT
Clerk of the Board
7/21/2025
1
RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED
President
7/29/2025
1
RECOMMENDED AS COMMITTEE
REPORT
Government Audit and Oversight
Committee
9/4/2025
1
Pass
PASSED, ON FIRST READING
Board of Supervisors
9/9/2025
1
Pass
FINALLY PASSED
Board of Supervisors
9/16/2025
1
Pass
APPROVED
Mayor
9/18/2025
1