Glossary of Terms

These definitions are provided for convenience only. Class members should review the Long Form Class Notice, the Settlement Agreements, and the Court's Preliminary Approval Orders. In the event of any conflict, the meaning ascribed to these terms in the Long Form Class Notice, the Settlement Agreements, and the Court's Preliminary Approval Orders, is controlling.

1. "Approved Claim" means a claim made by a Class Member, which complies in all respects with the terms and conditions of the Settlement Agreements, which satisfies all requirements described in the Settlement Agreements, and which has been approved as being valid by the Claims Administrator.

2. "ATTM" means AT&T Mobility.

3. "AWS" means AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., a company that was merged out of existence in 2004, and certain related entities, including Santa Barbara Cellular Systems, Ltd.

4. "Claims Administrator" means the entity selected by Plaintiffs and Defendants and approved by the Court to oversee the claims process. The Claims Administrator is The Garden City Group, Inc., P.O. Box 9482, Dublin, OH 43017-4582.

5. "Class" or "Class Members" means the people who have similar claims as the Class Representatives.

6. "Class Actions" means the class action cases involved in these Settlements:

  • Lozano v. AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., et al., Case No. CV 02-00090 CAS (AJWx) (Central District of California);
  • Randolph, et al. v. AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., et al., Case No. RG05193855 (Alameda Superior Court, California);
  • Schnall, et al. v. AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., et al., Case No. 02-2-05776-4 (King County Superior Court, Washington);
  • Stern v. AT&T Mobility Corp., et al., Case No. CV 05-08842 CAS (CTx) (Central District of California) ("Stern I"); and
  • Stern v. New Cingular Wireless Services, Inc., et al., Case No. SACV 09-01112 CAS (AGRx) (Central District of California) ("Stern II").

7. "Class Counsel" means the law firms of Arias Ozzello & Gignac LLP, Foley Bezek Behle & Curtis LLP, Breskin Johnson & Townsend PLLC, the Houck Law Firm P.S., and Sundeen, Salinas & Pyle.

8. The "Court" means Judge Christina A. Snyder of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

9. "EDID" means ENH Discount International Dial.

10. "Effective Date" is defined in each of the Settlement Agreements as the first date when all of the following events shall have occurred: (a) the entry of the Final Approval Order by the Court, following the completion of the Class Notice Program and the Fairness Hearing; and (b) the statutory deadline for filing an appeal has expired, or if an appeal is taken, the date when the appeal has been decided or resolved in such a way as to leave the Final Approval Order in effect and the time for any further appeal or review has expired. The Effective Date for Stern I and Lozano Settlements was December 23, 2010. An appeal has been filed of the Stern II Final Approval Order and the Stern II Fee Order. Thus, the precise date of the Effective Date for Stern II (UCC Settlement) is not yet known.

11. "Lozano Class Period" means the period from March 1, 1999 through the Effective Date of the Lozano Settlement Agreement.

12. "Lozano Settlement Class" is described in Frequently Asked Questions number 4, Am I a Class Member?"

13. "mMode" means mMode Data Service.

14. "One Rate-type" plans include, but are not limited to, all Digital One Rate Plans, AT&T Personal Network $29.99, AT&T Advantage Business plans, AT&T Advantage $49.99 Digital, AT&T Digital PCS $24.99 Plan, AT&T Digital PCS $39.99 Plan, AT&T Digital Pcs $69.99 Plan, AT&T Digital Pcs $99.99 Plan, AT&T Advantage Bus 500 Digital, AT&T Business Pool Digital, AT&T Advantage Simple Rate, AT&T Adv $24.99 Digital, AT&T Adv $34.99 Digital, AT&T Adv $39.99 Digital, AT&T Adv $49.99 Digital, AT&T Adv $69.99 Digital, AT&T Adv $99.99 Digital, AT&T Digital Pcs $19.99 Plan, AT&T Advantage Small Bus 2 Digital Pcs, AT&T Advantage Region Corp 10, AT&T Advantage Region Corp 1, AT&T Advantage Region Corp 3, AT&T Advantage Region Corp 4, AT&T Advantage Region Corp 5, AT&T Advantage Region Corp 6, AT&T Advantage Region Corp 8, AT&T Advantage Companion Dig, AT&T Advantage Region Corp 11, AT&T Advantage Plus $19.95, AT&T Advantage Plus $24.99, AT&T Advantage Plus $39.99, AT&T Advantage Plus $49.99, AT&T Advantage National I Digital, National Plan - D, AT&T Advantage Nat'l Account, AT&T Advantage Flex 50, and AT&T Advantage State Digital.

15. "Settlement Agreements" means the three agreements that settle the Class Actions: (1) the Stern I Settlement, (2) the Lozano Settlement, and (3) the UCC Settlement (settling the UCC claims brought in Stern II, Randolph and Schnall)

16. "Settlement Classes" means the Stern I Settlement Class, the Lozano Settlement Class, and the UCC Settlement Class.

17. "Stern I Class Period" means the period from December 20, 2001 through the Effective Date of the Stern I Settlement Agreement.

18. "Stern I Settlement Class" is described in Frequently Asked Questions number 4, Am I a Class Member?"

19. "UCC" means Universal Connectivity Charge.

20. "UCC Class Period" means the period from March 1, 1999 through the Effective Date of the UCC Agreement.

21. "UCC Settlement Class" is described in Frequently Asked Questions number 4, Am I a Class Member?"