Verizon screwup caused 911 outage in 6 states—carrier agrees to $1M fine
Verizon screwup caused 911 outage in 6 states—carrier agrees to $1M fine
Verizon initially failed to remove a flawed update file that caused two outages.
Verizon initially failed to remove a flawed update file that caused two outages.
Oh, how nice that they agreed to the fine. Wouldn't want to punish a company without its approval.
45 1 ReplyRight? Hit'em with a fine they can't agree with. Make the bastards sit back in their fancy corner office chairs.
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That's comparable to about a $12.75 fine for someone with a $60k net income.
25 2 ReplyIt was a one time event. Granted losing access to emergency services is very bad but they did come forward and admit wrong doing. If this happens a second time they can jump the fine way up.
Also you should look at the fine for a first offense parking violation
5 0 ReplyBut it's not the first time. A couple examples:
https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/19/22845283/fcc-verizon-att-mobile-carriers-911-calls https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/01/fcc-blasts-verizon-for-911-outages-during-summer-2012-storm/
My highest upvoted comment on reddit was actually in a thread joking about fees to recoup the fine, suggesting they'd call it a "911 Memorial Fee".
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This sort of disclaimer needs to be beside every article concerning corporate fines. Fucking ridiculous.
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3 0 ReplyLiterally 10% of my verizon bill
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a slap on the wrist
9 0 ReplyThat's the idea
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Cost of doing business, baby
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