FCC v. AT&T · ¶23

The Commission's Enforcement Bureau launched an investigation into the carriers' practices. Believing that the carriers had violated laws and regulations requiring them to take reasonable steps to keep location data confidential, the FCC issued notices of apparent liability under § 503(b)(4). See In re Verizon Communications, 35 FCC Rcd. 1698, 1712 (2020) (citing 47 U. S. C. § 222; 47 CFR § 64.2010(a) (2014)); In re AT&T Inc., 35 FCC Rcd. 1743, 1756 (2020) (same). After reviewing the carriers' responses, the Commission reduced the amount of Verizon's penalty. In re Verizon Com munications, 39 FCC Rcd. 4259, 4260 (2024). But otherwise finding “no reason to cancel” the forfeitures, the Commission issued orders assessing penalties of roughly $57 million against AT&T and $47 million against Verizon. In re AT&T Inc., 39 FCC Rcd. 4216, 4216–4217 (2024); 39 FCC Rcd., at 4260.

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