T-Mobile US fined $200m for subsidy fraud
The FCC has slapped T-Mobile US with a $200 million fine for fraudulently collecting millions of dollars in government subsidies designed to help low-income phone customers.
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Cisco slapped with $1.9 billion patent fine
A US court has ordered IT networking giant Cisco to pay a whopping $1.9 billion for infringing four patents held by cybersecurity specialist Centripetal.
France directs €1.1 billion cartel fine towards Apple
The iGiant has already said it strongly disagrees with the opinion of the French Competition Authority, though a decade-long investigation has found Apple, Tech Data and Ingram Micro guilty of price fixing.
FCC proposes $200 million fine for location snooping telcos
The four major MNOs each face the threat of a weighty fine, collectively totalling more than $200 million, for helping third parties stalk customers.
France fines Google another €150 million
The French antitrust authority has fined Google €150 million for applying opaque and difficult to understand rules in an inconsistent manner.
Ericsson gets a $150 million bargain on its corruption fine from the US
Swedish kit vendor Ericsson got a $150 early Christmas present from US authorities after its fine for violating corruption laws was finally revealed.
Vodafone Idea threatens closure over $13 billion fine
Vodafone Idea has stated it will shut-down its business unless relief is offered by the Indian Government for the $13 billion demands which have been directed at the firm.
Ericsson sets aside $1.2 billion in preparation for corruption fine
Since 2013, Ericsson has been the focus of two investigations concerning the Swedish vendors compliance with the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and now it is preparing for the fine.
Is $170 million a big enough fine to stop Google privacy violations?
Another week has passed, and we have another story focusing on privacy violations at Google. This time it has cost the search giant $170 million, but is that anywhere near enough?
Giffgaff managed to find a way to overcharge prepaid subscribers
UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has fined MVNO Giffgaff £1.4 million for double-charging some of its pay-as-you-go customers.
FTC hits Facebook with $5bn privacy fine
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has hit Facebook with a fine of $5 billion relating to numerous privacy violations over the last few years.
ICO gets serious on British Airways over GDPR
The UK’s Information Commissioner Officer has swung the sharp stick of GDPR at British Airways and it looks like the damage might be a £183.39 million fine.
Security is a concern, especially as it can hit bank accounts now
New research from EY suggests British businesses are more concerned than ever about security. Funny that, considering there’s now a whopping fine to worry about.
France fines Google for being vague
The French regulator has swung the GDPR stick for the first time and landed it firmly on Google’s rump, costing the firm €50 million for transparency and consent violations.
Facebook hit with Italian fine as share buy-back ramps up
The Italian watchdog is the latest to slap a fine on Facebook for misleading and abusing consumer confidence.
Uber feels sharp(ish) end of Dutch and British stick
Following a data breach which exposed personal information of roughly three million European customers, Uber has been fined over £900,000 by Dutch and British authorities.
Italian watchdog bares its gums in Apple and Samsung planned obsolescence case
Italian regulator AGCM has shown its bite is particularly toothless after fining Apple and Samsung €10 million and €5 million respectively over planned obsolescence.
Europe hits Google with €4.3bn fine for Android antitrust violations
Google has been handed a record €4.3 billion by the European Commission, with the bureaucrats claiming the search giant abused the dominant position of Android to bully consumers into using its search engine.
Apple faces Korea fine for abusing telco neediness
Korea’s Fair Trade Commission has said it has launched an investigation into whether Apple is abusing its market position in the market, overcharging customers and exploiting the tired telcos.
Google fined for search engine bias in India, but probably doesn’t care
Google has been fined roughly $21 million by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for search engine bias; on most recent financial results, it would take Google around 90 minutes to work off the fine.
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