The Federal Communications Commission is planning to fine the four national carriers up to $200 million over the unauthorized release and sale of wireless customers’ location data, around two years after the violations first came to light.
The largest single proposed fine would be to T-Mobile US, at $91.3 million, followed by AT&T at $57.3 million, Verizon at $48.3 million and Sprint with a proposed fine of $12.2 million.
Each of the carriers is accused of disclosing their customers’ location information, without their content, to a third party who wasn’t authorized to receive it — and dragging their feet on shutting down that access once the problem became clear.
