T-Mobile: Difference between revisions - Consumer_Action

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==Controversies==

===Bribing ~~Officials~~===

===Bribing officials===

Deutsche Telekom was sued by the US Securities and Exchange Commission in 2011 for bribing government officials in Macedonia and Montenegro to prevent a telecom competitor from acquiring a license and for their support in the buyout of a state-owned telecommunications company. DT and its subsidiary Magyar Telekom agreed to pay a total $95 million settlement.<ref>[https://www.sec.gov/news/press/2011/2011-279.htm SEC Charges Magyar Telekom and Former Executives with Bribing Officials in Macedonia and Montenegro; Release No. 2011-279; December 29, 2011]</ref>

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As of September 30, 2024, a T-Mobile filing with the SEC indicates multiple ongoing legal cases and consumer [[class action]] cases alleging antitrust activities, chiefly as it relates to T-Mobile's acquisition of Sprint.<ref>[https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1283699/000128369924000142/R22.htm sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1283699/000128369924000142/R22.htm]</ref> As an example, ''Dale et al. v. Deutsche Telekom AG, et al.'', filed in 2022, seeks damages in the billions because of "anticompetitive effects" (i.e. higher prices) as a result of the merger.<ref>[https://casetext.com/case/dale-v-deutsche-telekom-ag-3/ ''Dale v. Deutsche Telekom AG'', 22 C 3189 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 4, 2024)]</ref>

== ~~WIP Unformal (requires actual documentation and drafting)~~ ==

=== Data breaches ===

I am just adding the topic so that someone who is better at this can assist and write it up if possible. It is about the lifetime price lock guaranteed that they advertised for their cellular plans (call text and data). When the net neutrality rule was going to be enforced again, they hiked their prices. That is a speculation on my part, but the timeline was very close between the scheduled effective date of the net neutrality enforcement and when the price hikes happened. There are some reddit threads on the topic too. They then changed the meaning of the price lock to mean they can change the price and if you do not like it they pay for the last month of the services. But that does not account for any promos they might have sold you on with the promise of price staying the same and in turn the customer signs a 24 month contract.

I realize this is poorly written but I want to at least have a record of it here so that someone who is willing and has the time to draft a formal section about it here. Thanks to all the volunteers and have a nice day.

On April 1, 2025, users of a T-mobile tracking device and app called SyncUP were subsequent to an account leak that included the profile photo, name, and exact location of accounts (primarily children).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.404media.co/t-mobile-shows-users-the-names-pictures-and-exact-locations-of-random-children/|title=T-Mobile Shows Users the Names, Pictures, and Exact Locations of Random Children|first1=Jason|last1=Koebler|first2=Emanuel|last2=Maiberg|work=404media|date=2025-04-02|access-date=2025-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250402173915/https://www.404media.co/t-mobile-shows-users-the-names-pictures-and-exact-locations-of-random-children/|archive-date=2025-04-02|url-status=live}}</ref> Similarly to the [[Wyze]] incident in September 2023, the location of random child accounts from different states were shown on a parent's phone.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/t-mobile-bug-reveals-names-images-and-locations-of-random-children-2000584451|title=T-Mobile Bug Reveals Names, Images, and Locations of Random Children|first=Lucas|last=Ropek|work=Gizmodo|date=2025-04-03|access-date=2025-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404171959/https://gizmodo.com/t-mobile-bug-reveals-names-images-and-locations-of-random-children-2000584451|archive-date=2025-04-04|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==

[[Category:T-Mobile]]

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 ==Controversies==
-===Bribing Officials===
+===Bribing officials===
 Deutsche Telekom was sued by the US Securities and Exchange Commission in 2011 for bribing government officials in Macedonia and Montenegro to prevent a telecom competitor from acquiring a license and for their support in the buyout of a state-owned telecommunications company. DT and its subsidiary Magyar Telekom agreed to pay a total $95 million settlement.<ref>[https://www.sec.gov/news/press/2011/2011-279.htm SEC Charges Magyar Telekom and Former Executives with Bribing Officials in Macedonia and Montenegro; Release No. 2011-279; December 29, 2011]</ref>
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 As of September 30, 2024, a T-Mobile filing with the SEC indicates multiple ongoing legal cases and consumer [[class action]] cases alleging antitrust activities, chiefly as it relates to T-Mobile's acquisition of Sprint.<ref>[https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1283699/000128369924000142/R22.htm sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1283699/000128369924000142/R22.htm]</ref> As an example, ''Dale et al. v. Deutsche Telekom AG, et al.'', filed in 2022, seeks damages in the billions because of "anticompetitive effects" (i.e. higher prices) as a result of the merger.<ref>[https://casetext.com/case/dale-v-deutsche-telekom-ag-3/ ''Dale v. Deutsche Telekom AG'', 22 C 3189 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 4, 2024)]</ref>
-== WIP Unformal (requires actual documentation and drafting) ==
+=== Data breaches ===
-I am just adding the topic so that someone who is better at this can assist and write it up if possible. It is about the lifetime price lock guaranteed that they advertised for their cellular plans (call text and data). When the net neutrality rule was going to be enforced again, they hiked their prices. That is a speculation on my part, but the timeline was very close between the scheduled effective date of the net neutrality enforcement and when the price hikes happened. There are some reddit threads on the topic too. They then changed the meaning of the price lock to mean they can change the price and if you do not like it they pay for the last month of the services. But that does not account for any promos they might have sold you on with the promise of price staying the same and in turn the customer signs a 24 month contract.
-I realize this is poorly written but I want to at least have a record of it here so that someone who is willing and has the time to draft a formal section about it here. Thanks to all the volunteers and have a nice day.
+On April 1, 2025, users of a T-mobile tracking device and app called SyncUP were subsequent to an account leak that included the profile photo, name, and exact location of accounts (primarily children).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.404media.co/t-mobile-shows-users-the-names-pictures-and-exact-locations-of-random-children/|title=T-Mobile Shows Users the Names, Pictures, and Exact Locations of Random Children|first1=Jason|last1=Koebler|first2=Emanuel|last2=Maiberg|work=404media|date=2025-04-02|access-date=2025-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250402173915/https://www.404media.co/t-mobile-shows-users-the-names-pictures-and-exact-locations-of-random-children/|archive-date=2025-04-02|url-status=live}}</ref> Similarly to the [[Wyze]] incident in September 2023, the location of random child accounts from different states were shown on a parent's phone.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/t-mobile-bug-reveals-names-images-and-locations-of-random-children-2000584451|title=T-Mobile Bug Reveals Names, Images, and Locations of Random Children|first=Lucas|last=Ropek|work=Gizmodo|date=2025-04-03|access-date=2025-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404171959/https://gizmodo.com/t-mobile-bug-reveals-names-images-and-locations-of-random-children-2000584451|archive-date=2025-04-04|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==References==
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 [[Category:T-Mobile]]