Sprint agreed to pay a record $7.5 million for violating the Federal Communications Commission's Do Not Call rules, the largest such settlement ever reached by the agency. An FCC investigation launched in 2012 found that Sprint failed to honor consumer requests to opt out of marketing messages delivered via phone and text messages.
As part of the settlement, Sprint must implement a comprehensive two-year plan to comply with the FCC's rules that includes a training program to make sure Sprint employees know how to comply with Do Not Call rules.
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