Something I read in another HN thread was that while $200M may not be much compared to T-Mobile's annual revenue, it's probably a lot compared to how much ISPs earn from selling user data.
This doesn't factor in the ongoing PR cost of headlines like "FCC weighing fining ISP X", "FCC fines ISP X", "ISP X appeals fine", "ISP X loses appeal", etc.
This doesn't factor in the ongoing PR cost of headlines like "FCC weighing fining ISP X", "FCC fines ISP X", "ISP X appeals fine", "ISP X loses appeal", etc.
Still, I agree the fine could have been harsher.