Verizon has agreed to pay a $7.4 million fine over its "use of personal consumer information for marketing purposes," according to a Federal Communications Commission press release.In addition ...

Verizon Wireless has agreed to pay $25 million to the U.S. government and at least $52.8 million in refunds to customers who inadvertently racked up data charges on their phones over the last ...

Verizon will be fined $90 million, and Sprint will receive a lesser fine of $68 million. The investigation hinges on a particularly dastardly method of revenue collection, ...

Verizon Wireless' prevention of Android phones from downloading apps that turn the devices into mobile hotspots has earned it a $1.25 million slap from the FCC.

The Federal Communications Commission has fined AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint a combined $200 million in penalties for illegally sharing access to customer location data without their consent.

AT&T was fined over $57 million, and Verizon was fined almost $47 million. T-Mobile and Sprint, which merged since the investigation began, have been fined $92 million collectively, the FCC said ...

Sprint – which merged with T-Mobile during the investigation – is being fined $12 million. AT&T and Verizon face fines of $57 million and $47 million, respectively.

Verizon has 30 days to pay the $1.05 million fine. Verizon's wireless service revenue was $19.5 billion in the first quarter of 2024. The entire company's quarterly operating revenue was $33 ...

Verizon has agreed to pay $7.4 million to resolve a Federal Communications Commission probe into how the telecom giant used customers' personal information for marketing purposes.

Proposed fines could reach more than $200 million. Fox Business. ... Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile to be fined by FCC: Report Feds pursue $200M fines for allegedly selling customer location data.