T-Mobile will pay $200 million to resolve the Federal Communications Commission’s investigation into Sprint’s abuse of the Lifeline program, claiming monthly subsidies for unused services.
T-Mobile has agreed to pay $200 million to the U.S. Treasury in settlement of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) investigation into Sprint’s violation against a phone subsidy program. The FCC announced the settlement today and noted that it’s the «largest fixed-amount penalty to be paid» in its history.
