FCC Approves $200 Million Fine for Cell Phone Carries Selling Location Data

The Federal Communications Commission has approved a proposal to fine T-Mobile, AT&T and two other cellphone carriers more than $200 million for selling customers’ location data to companies that allowed it to be misused by rogue law enforcement officers and others. The proposed fines are among the largest the FCC has sought in years, representing a major action by an agency whose chairman has pushed for a lighter touch to industry regulation under President Trump.

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