Category: t-mobile

FCC proposes token fines for carriers that sold phone location data

[ad_1] The networks followed a similar pattern, according to the FCC. They sold location access to aggregators that themselves resold access to service providers, with each carrier relying largely on “contract-based assurances” that they’d get permission from customers before accessing that info. As you might have guessed, that didn’t always happen — one Missouri Sheriff, […]

FCC may fine carriers for failing to protect phone location data

[ad_1] Officials didn’t make any settlement offers, according to the tipsters. That suggests it doesn’t believe a compromise is possible, although it also raises the likelihood that networks will try to fight any fines and have them reduced or tossed out. Fines wouldn’t be surprising given how egregious the alleged violations would be. Carriers not […]

Alphabet’s Loon, telecoms unite to boost high-altitude internet

[ad_1] The Alliance will push for governments to adopt high-altitude internet, of course, but it’ll also work on a cooperative environment with common specs and standards. The aim is ultimately to create a single “compelling message” to sell the concept, even if the individual companies end up competing with each other. This comes roughly 10 […]

T-Mobile, Sprint merger could close by April 1st

[ad_1] With most of the regulatory and legal hurdles out of the way — approval from the California Public Utilities Commission is still needed — T-Mobile and Sprint announced an amended version of their agreement to merge. CNBC explains that the updated deal will give Deutsche Telekom a slightly higher stake in the combined company […]

New York AG won’t keep fighting T-Mobile merger with Sprint

[ad_1] The state has been one of the more vocal opponents to the merger, warning that it could reduce competition, hurt quality and raise prices even with sacrifices such as offloading prepaid services to Dish. There’s some precedent for this — past telecom mergers in the US haven’t done much to halt creeping price hikes, […]

Recommended Reading: The CIA-owned company that helped it spy on the world

[ad_1] The intelligence coup of the centuryGreg Miller,The Washington Post This in-depth report tells the story of Crypto AG, a Switzerland-based company that achieved success for its code-making machines during World War II. The company eventually became a popular manufacturer of encryption machines for countries around the world in the decades that followed. Governments trusted […]

T-Mobile and Sprint can now verify calls across their networks

[ad_1] “We’re in an arms race with these scammers, and we’ve got to join forces as an industry to keep all wireless customers protected,” T-Mobile CEO John Legere said in a press release. T-Mobile is also expanding its Caller Verified feature to 23 smartphones. Soon, customers with more devices will see “Caller Verified” on their […]

FCC: Wireless carriers violated federal law by selling location data

[ad_1] Back in 2018, it came to light that carriers sell their customers’ real-time location data to aggregators, which then resold it to other companies or even gave it away. Last year, a Motherboard report also revealed that bail bond companies and bounty hunters have been buying people’s location data for years, allowing them to […]

Study finds five major US carriers vulnerable to SIM-swapping tactics

[ad_1] That kind of SIM-swapping technique could be used by attackers to gain control of a victim’s phone number. They can then use that number to reset the victim’s passwords and access, say, their emails and bank accounts. To test the carriers’ security measures, they called the companies to request for a SIM swap and […]