The Supreme Court denied Verizon's petition for a $47 million refund from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on August 17, 2026. The court issued a list of orders, which included the rejection of Verizon's request without providing an explanation. This decision appears to conclude Verizon's options for seeking a review of the fine in a lower court. Meanwhile, AT&T and T-Mobile are continuing to contest similar fines, arguing that selling device-location data did not breach U.S. telecom law. In 2024, the three carriers were fined a total of $196 million for selling mobile users' real-time location data without obtaining customer consent.
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Supreme Court denies Verizon's request for $47 million FCC fine refund
The Supreme Court has rejected Verizon's request for a $47 million refund related to an FCC fine. This decision ends Verizon's chances of contesting the fine in lower courts, while AT&T and T-Mobile continue to challenge similar penalties for selling user location data without consent.
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