FCC expected to rule Verizon violated privacy laws

Apparently, the Federal Communications Commission will rule that Verizon violated privacy laws when it tried to keep phone customers from switching providers. The ruling would uphold a complaint brought by Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks, and it goes against an earlier staff recommendation that Verizon did not violate any consumer privacy laws. In that April recommendation, FCC's enforcement bureau said the Commission needs further public input on rules governing competition for voice, video and Internet services and whether further regulation is needed.
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