The FCC has fined the four major U.S. wireless carriers for failing to protect and selling customers' sensitive location-based data.
The FCC has fined three major mobile carriers almost $200 Million after illegally sharing user location data.
The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today announced [PDF] that it has fined AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint/T-Mobile $196 million collectively for illegally selling access to customer location information without consent. Sprint and T-Mobile (now merged into T-Mobile) have been fined $12 million and $80 million, respectively. Verizon has been fined almost $47 million, and AT&T has been fined more than $57 million. The FCC first began investigating the four major U.S....
T-Mobile has started to crack down on home internet users using their internet services other than at home.
TMUS appears to be a better pick now compared to T, given the solid EPS growth in recent quarters, greater 5G coverage and robust demand for postpaid services.
T-Mobile is set to move forward with its acquisition of Ka'ena Corp, the parent company of budget mobile service providers Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile, after receiving the green light from the FCC.
T-Mobile has completed its acquisition of Mint Mobile, the carrier partially owned by Ryan Reynolds. In an update on Wednesday, T-Mobile says Mint Mobile will continue to offer its $15 per month / 5GB of data plan (that requires paying for three months upfront), while also offering access to some of T-Mobile’s perks rolling out now and “over the next few months.” The acquisition also includes Ka’ena Corporation, the parent company of Mint Mobile, along with the two other companies under its...
When did you last go anywhere without your cell phone? From maps and weather apps to social media platforms, we give consent for our phones to trace our footsteps and behavior. These curated mobility data are often used for personalized advertisements.
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and T-Mobile announced the completion of a statewide $290 million multi-year 5G network investment. Over the past three years, T-Mobile improved Ultra Capacity 5G (5G UC) for over 1.7 million Louisianans. This includes residents in small towns and rural areas. This expansion provides access to 5G UC coverage in new areas.
A wealthy Microsoft executive is embroiled in a bitter dispute with her ex-husband, who denies her the use of two frozen embryos the couple created at their wedding. Honeyhline Heidemann, 46, was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in 2017 after chemotherapy left her infertile. Although she and her husband Jason froze two embryos in 2015, after the couple's divorce in 2018, Honeyhline had to ask her former spouse Jason Heidemann, 44, for permission if she wanted to use them. The couple signed...
The carrier first announced the acquisition last year.
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) gave its stamp of approval for T-Mobile’s $1.3 billion deal to buy Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile.