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November 4, 2020 04:17 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/ec5CJJ3My44/t-mobile-will-pay-200-million-to-settle-sprints-alleged-lifeline-abuse
T-Mobile Will Pay $200 Million To Settle Sprint's Alleged Lifeline Abuse
T-Mobile is paying the price for the reported misdeeds of its recent acquisition. From a report: The carrier has agreed to pay a $200 million settlement over FCC allegations Sprint abused the Lifeline program for low-income communications, claiming subsidies for 885,000 customers that weren't using the initiative. The agreement also requires that T-Mobile honor the rules of a consent decree.The provider has to reform company procedures and training to ensure that it only makes legitimate Lifeline claims. A senior manager has to ensure T-Mobile complies with the order, and the company has to submit periodic reports for three years after the start of the decree.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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