Higher Fines Are Possible, Wheeler Reassures Nelson
The FCC may impose “even higher forfeitures in the future” than the $10 million proposed fines against TerraCom and YourTel if “appropriate,” Chairman Tom Wheeler reassured Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla. Nelson will become ranking member of the Commerce Committee in…
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the next Congress and wrote Wheeler worrying that the fines, proposed after the companies failed to protect confidential consumer information in Lifeline eligibility determination, are not sufficient deterrents (see 1410280039). “We take this concern very seriously,” Wheeler told Nelson in a letter, released last week. He explained the factors used to determine the $10 million figure and said future fines could be higher.