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FTC Levies $40M Fine Against TracFone for Throttling Unlimited Data Customers

Wednesday January 28, 2015 10:38 am PST by
In recent months, the Federal Trade Commission has taken a significant interest in carrier throttling practices and today handed down a ruling that could have future ramifications for carriers who throttle their unlimited customers. As reported by Re/code, the FTC has ordered prepaid wireless carrier TracFone to pay $40 million to consumers who paid for unlimited service and were then...