U.S. says T-Mobile to pay $48 million over data disclosures

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UPDATE: T-Mobile (TMUS), FCC Reach $48M Settlement Over 'Unlimited' Plan Disclosures

October 19, 2016 3:44 PM EDT

(Updated - October 19, 2016 3:47 PM EDT)

The FCCs Enforcement Bureau today announced that T-Mobile will pay a fine and provide benefits to consumers totaling at least $48 million as part of a settlement resolving an investigation into whether the company adequately disclosed speed and data restrictions for its unlimited data plan subscribers. The FCCs investigation found that company policy allows it to slow down data speeds when T-Mobile or MetroPCS customers on so-called unlimited plans exceed a monthly data threshold. Company advertisements and other disclosures may have led... More