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Re:FCC fines largest wireless carriers for sharing location ... by tithe on Monday April 29, 2024 @03:44PM (#40203156)
Sprint - 0.0003 of revenue

T-Mobile - 0.0009 of revenue

AT&T - 0.0004 of revenue

Verizon - 0.0003 of revenue

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Re:FCC fines largest wireless carriers for sharing location ... by pahkah on Monday April 29, 2024 @03:49PM (#40203243)
I appreciate the point, but the numbers there are the proportion of revenue, not the percentage of revenue, so they're off by a factor of 100.
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Re:FCC fines largest wireless carriers for sharing location ... by tithe on Monday April 29, 2024 @03:55PM (#40203332)
You're absolutely right; updated!
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Re:FCC fines largest wireless carriers for sharing location ... by beretguy on Monday April 29, 2024 @03:47PM (#40203217)
That’s like fining me $1 if I did my math right.
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Re:FCC fines largest wireless carriers for sharing location ... by newsclues on Monday April 29, 2024 @04:52PM (#40204002)
Makes a speeding ticket for someone making minimum wage look expensive
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Re:FCC fines largest wireless carriers for sharing location ... by barbariangrunge on Monday April 29, 2024 @04:59PM (#40204074)
Look expensive? It means not eating
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Re:FCC fines largest wireless carriers for sharing location ... by newsclues on Monday April 29, 2024 @08:53PM (#40206114)
Yeah, it looks like that comparatively.

I don’t think you can just state the result for everyone.

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Re:FCC fines largest wireless carriers for sharing location ... by gruez on Monday April 29, 2024 @05:13PM (#40204201)
Seems like a weird comparison to make considering the money they made selling the data is only a small fraction of their overall revenue.
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Re:FCC fines largest wireless carriers for sharing location ... by throw10920 on Monday April 29, 2024 @10:36PM (#40206691)
It is a weird comparison, because it's intentionally deceptive.
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Re:FCC fines largest wireless carriers for sharing location ... by JumpCrisscross on Monday April 29, 2024 @05:25PM (#40204319)
The relevant denominator is the revenue from these data sales.
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