FCC Proposes Fines For 4 Wireless Carriers Over Privacy Allegations

T-Mobile, Verizon, and Sprint face over $200 million in fines for sharing customer location data without consent. The FCC investigated after a Missouri sheriff accessed this data via a service by Sakura Switch. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced separate fines for each company, with T-Mobile facing the largest. The proposal has faced criticism, with Senator Ron Wyden and FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel calling the fines inadequate. The companies have the opportunity to respond, with T-Mobile already planning to contest the fine.

Which companies were fined for sharing customer location data without consent?

• T-Mobile, AT&T, and Sprint

• AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint

• T-Mobile, Verizon, and Sprint

• Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile

What triggered the FCC's investigation into the privacy breach?

• A complaint from a privacy advocacy group

• A report by a news agency

• A lawsuit filed by customers

• A Missouri sheriff's unauthorized use of a location service

What did FCC Chairman Ajit Pai say about the companies' obligations?

• They must take reasonable precautions to safeguard data

• They should reduce service charges

• They should expand network coverage

• They must improve customer service

Who criticized the FCC's proposed fines as 'comically inadequate'?

• FCC Chairman Ajit Pai

• Senator Ron Wyden

• FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel

• A representative from T-Mobile

What was T-Mobile's response to the FCC's proposed fine?

• They accepted the fine

• They decided to negotiate the fine

• They planned to fight the fine

• They ignored the fine