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Federal regulators proposed Tuesday to impose more than $12 million in fines on 600 telecoms that failed to file paperwork in 2008 explaining how they protect their customers' private information.

At issue are annual reports that phone companies, internet telephony concerns, and calling card companies need to file explaining how they protect individuals' phone records, cell phone location data and personal information from data brokers and over-the-line private investigators…

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