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.
Right? Hit'em with a fine they can't agree with. Make the bastards sit back in their fancy corner office chairs.
That's comparable to about a $12.75 fine for someone with a $60k net income.
This sort of disclaimer needs to be beside every article concerning corporate fines. Fucking ridiculous.
It 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
Literally 10% of my verizon bill
a slap on the wrist
That's the idea
Cost of doing business, baby