“These carriers failed to protect the information entrusted to them,” the FCC chair said. Federal regulators fined four major wireless providers — Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint — almost $200 million for sharing customer’s location data without their consent. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Monday said that four of the U.S.’s largest wireless carriers sold “aggregators”Continue reading “Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint just got fined almost $200 million for sharing customer data.”
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New FCC rules aim to route 911 calls more accurately.
Carriers must now dispatch first responders based on caller location, not nearest cell tower. When 31-year-old Shanell Anderson dialed 911 from her sinking SUV, it took dispatchers 20 minutes to locate her in a retention pond that straddled two Georgia county lines. By then, it was too late. New Federal Communications Commission rules aim toContinue reading “New FCC rules aim to route 911 calls more accurately.”
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