SEC charges AT&T, three execs with disclosure violations
By 
Aaron Nicodemus2021-03-08T18:33:00
The Securities and Exchange Commission has accused AT&T of selectively disclosing material nonpublic information regarding poor smartphone sales to research analysts, in violation of the regulation that requires such information to be made public.
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