FCC v. AT&T · ¶1
The Communications Act of 1934, as amended, authorizes the Federal Communications Commission to investigate regulated parties for suspected violations of the communications laws and to seek monetary forfeitures for violations of those laws. 47 U. S. C. § 503(b). In these cases, the Commission investigated cellular service providers AT&T and Verizon (collectively, the carriers) regarding their treatment of customer location data. Believing that the carriers had violated laws and regulations requiring them to take reasonable steps to keep location data confidential, the FCC sought forfeitures from the carriers. The Commission first issued the carriers notices of apparent liability under § 503(b)(4), which specified the factual and legal bases for the forfeitures the Commission sought. After reviewing the carriers' responses, the Commission “determined” that the carriers were liable and…Read in context ›
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