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Re: FCC fines for unauthorized carrier changes and consumer billing
From: Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com>
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2021 12:47:38 -0400 (EDT)
On Fri, 23 Apr 2021, Dan Hollis wrote:
On Fri, 23 Apr 2021, Eric Kuhnke wrote:Did the FCC ever collect its $50 million from "Sandwich Isles Telecommunications" for blatant fraud? At this scale I wonder how or why certain people are not in federal prison.FCC is not law enforcement. The FTC can send people to prison. The FCC can only send press releases.
Neither FCC nor FTC can send people to prison. Only the Department of Justice can criminally prosecute people (or corporations, i.e. WORLDCOM, ENRON, etc) in the U.S. Federal system. States and other countries vary.
FCC can deny future licenses and make things difficult for long-term carriers. Most scammers declare bankruptcy or just never pay.
https://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/fcc-fine-enforcement-scrutiny-216121 FCC proposes millions in fines, collects $0 November 23, 2015
Current thread:
- FCC fines for unauthorized carrier changes and consumer billing Sean Donelan (Apr 23)
- Re: FCC fines for unauthorized carrier changes and consumer billing Eric Kuhnke (Apr 23)
- Re: FCC fines for unauthorized carrier changes and consumer billing Dan Hollis (Apr 23)
- Re: FCC fines for unauthorized carrier changes and consumer billing Sean Donelan (Apr 23)
- Re: FCC fines for unauthorized carrier changes and consumer billing Patrick W. Gilmore (Apr 23)
- Re: FCC fines for unauthorized carrier changes and consumer billing Matt Erculiani (Apr 23)
- Re: FCC fines for unauthorized carrier changes and consumer billing Roy (Apr 23)
- Re: FCC fines for unauthorized carrier changes and consumer billing Dan Hollis (Apr 23)
- Re: FCC fines for unauthorized carrier changes and consumer billing Eric Kuhnke (Apr 23)
- Re: FCC fines for unauthorized carrier changes and consumer billing Sean Donelan (Apr 23)