Another AT&T FirstNet user gets shocking $6,200 bill, at $2 per megabyte

Ars Technica
March 13, 2026
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AT&T FirstNet customers are getting massive bills charging $2 per megabyte despite unlimited plans.

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If you use AT&T FirstNet, you could face thousands in unexpected data charges despite having unlimited service.

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A second AT&T FirstNet customer received a massive bill after a Texas police officer was charged $6,223 in December 2024 for 3.1GB of data usage at $2 per megabyte despite having unlimited data. The officer only got the erroneous charge reversed after contacting AT&T's president's office, while AT&T said it was investigating the "system error" but never disclosed the cause.

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AT&T says it's investigating the system error but hasn't disclosed the cause.

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