FCC Fines T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon Over Data Sharing

(Corrects the amount of T-Mobile fine in 2nd bullet after FCC revised statement).

• FCC fines wireless carriers for illegally sharing access to customers’ location information without consent and without taking reasonable measures to protect that information against unauthorized disclosure, according to a statement
• Sprint and T-Mobile, now merged, face fines of more than $12m and $80m, respectively
• AT&T is fined more than $57m, and Verizon is fined almost $47m

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