T-Mobile agrees to pay $48 million penalty over 'unlimited' data plan practices
By Mike Swift ( October 19, 2016, 22:17 GMT | Insight) -- T-Mobile on Wednesday became the second major US wireless provider to pay a large fine to the Federal Communications Commission for failing to properly disclose that it would slow the data speeds of “unlimited” data plans, agreeing to a $48 million fine to settle the FCC’s investigation.T-Mobile on Wednesday became the second major US wireless provider to pay a large fine to the Federal Communications Commission for failing to properly disclose that it would slow the data speeds of “unlimited” data plans, agreeing to a $48 million fine to settle the FCC’s investigation. ...
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