T-Mobile now on hook for $92 million customer location-based services fine

The U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled in favor of the Federal Communications Commission after it decided that the agency lawfully levied fines against T-Mobile and Sprint when they failed to take measures protecting customer location information from being sold to third parties. The case stems from an FCC decision in 2024 where T-Mobile and Sprint were fined a combined $92 million for failing to protect customer location-based services information. AT&T and Verizon, which also faced fines, separately pursued their own appeals and were not a party to the court decision handed down last week. U.S. District Court Judge Florence Pan said T-Mobile and Sprint had a duty to protect customer location information from misuse by third parties, but that the carriers failed to promptly take action even after they became aware of serious abuses.