Wireless Carriers Say They’ll Fight FCC on Customer Data Fines

The top three US wireless providers vowed to fight fines totaling almost $200 million by regulators who said the carriers illegally shared customers’ location information.

The Federal Communications Commission on Monday announced it had fined T-Mobile US Inc. $80 million and its Sprint unit $12 million, while also penalizing AT&T Inc. $57 million and Verizon Communications Inc. almost $47 million. The agency first proposed the fines in 2020 and has since heard responses from the companies.

“These carriers failed to protect the information entrusted to them,” FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said in a statement. “Here, we are talking about some ...