WASHINGTON (Reuters) – T-Cellular has agreed to a $31.5 million settlement to resolve a probe by the Federal Communications Fee into vital knowledge breaches over three years that impacted tens of hundreds of thousands of U.S. customers, the company stated Monday.

T-Cellular can pay a $15.75 million civil penalty and has agreed to spend one other $15.75 million over two years to strengthen its cybersecurity program. The FCC stated T-Cellular suffered knowledge breaches in 2021, 2022, and 2023 that impacted hundreds of thousands of present, former, or potential T-Cellular clients. The 2021 breach alone impression 76.6 million U.S. customers.