The Federal Communications Commission is turning its attention to deceptive data plan practices, according to Paul Pittman of Baker & Hostetler in a recent post. The FCC imposed a record $100 million forfeiture fine against AT&T Mobility for offering customers “unlimited data” without explaining it would be reduced up to 20 times its normal speed if a person went over 5 GB of data use in a billing cycle.
“The FCC’s fine comes on the heels of revisions to its 2010 Open Internet rules that expanded its enforcement authority over ‘telecommunications service’ providers to cover broadband Internet service providers,” explains Pittman. He says that with its expanded authority, he expects the FCC to pursue more telecommunications service providers for both deceptive practices and for collecting data on their customers. The commission has issued fines of $10 million against TerraCom and YourTel America and $25 million against another global telecommunications company for lax approaches to data privacy, says Pittman.
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